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21st Century Work Life

Brought to you by Virtual not Distant, the 21st Century Work Life podcast looks at leading remote teams, online collaboration and working in distributed organisations.

Join Pilar Orti, guests & co-hosts as they shine the spotlight on the most relevant themes and news relevant to the modern knowledge worker.

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Sep 23, 2026

This episode is part of the All the World's a Workplace Expanded season.
Pilar looks at a recently published metastudy, looking at the recent evidence about how working remotely affects job performance in organisations. 
Plus, personal updates at the end of the episode. 

Links: 
Toward a Better Understanding of Job...


Sep 3, 2026

When we're looking at hybrid workspaces, the emphasis should not just be on where people are working from, but also on how their communication ecosystem is organised. In this episode, Pilar discusses a recent pre-print on communication repertoires in hybrid office work, exploring how face-to-face and mediated...


Aug 20, 2026

A little August episode to celebrate the fact that I (Pilar) have finished the manuscript for All the World's a Workplace! 

I realise half-way through the recording that while the work is location agnostic, the people are not. (It took me over a decade to articulate this!)

[0:00] Welcome, and bringing back the show's...


Apr 30, 2026

In today's episode, Pilar shares her highlights from the book:

How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be 
by Katy Milkman



Mar 20, 2026

Pilar shares her booknotes from: 

Black Box Thinking: Growth Mindset and the Secrets of High Performance

by Matthew Syed

Another episode from the season Booknotes, where Pilar shares the notes she made while reading a book, allowing new insights to emerge spontaneously behind the microphone.

In today's episode:

Part...