WLP380 Booknotes special: a conversation on Connection and Disconnection in Remote Teams

About this episode

Pilar Orti and Bree Caggiati discuss their book on connection and disconnection in remote teams, exploring its themes and recent research findings.

A different kind of episode today! We're back with two voices, and this time, instead of Pilar sharing notes from a book, she speaks to her co-author Bree Caggiati, about their latest book, "Connection and Disconnection in Remote Teams". They cover some of the book's topics, how the research has moved on, and for Part 2, they've got some connection-related personal updates. In today's episode: Part 1 Check out Connection and Disconnection in Remote Teams , the book! 1. Book and Project Origins Bree and Pilar explain how their 2019 podcast project on connection and disconnection evolved into their recently published book. 2. Evolution from Remote to Hybrid Work How remote work went from a "niche" concept in 2019 to the mainstream adoption of hybrid models post-pandemic, and the common mistake of forcing traditional office-based practices into remote environments and the benefits of establishing intentional remote-first frameworks. 3. Diversity and Inclusion in Connection: Individuals experience belonging differently and how designing for specific needs can benefit an entire team. 4. Structure and Themes of the Book An overview of the core topics addressed in the book. 5. New…

People in this episode

Host: Pilar Orti

Guest: Bree Caggiati

Topics covered

• remote work
• hybrid work
• diversity and inclusion
• team connection
• productivity
• monthly meetups

Keywords

• remote teams
• connection
• disconnection
• hybrid models
• team dynamics
• productivity
• inclusion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nick Bloom

Books & works: Connection and Disconnection in Remote Teams

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