Remote Works: Recent Episodes
Citrix
We're going through a major transformation in the way we work. The workforce is moving out of the office in never before seen numbers. The pace has been dizzying and most of us are still trying to figure out how it's done. Remote Works is a show to help you understand and embrace this rapid evolution. We’ll dig deep to find out how companies can securely and successfully move to remote work en masse. We’ll look at the mindset that's required for high-performing distributed teams. You'll meet people whose work depends on the tightest of connections and most dependable of tech. Experts share their insight on what the lasting changes will be to the places we work and what we need to adjust, stay productive and thrive. Produced by Citrix. Follow along @Citrix
Lights, camera, living room.... host Melanie Green takes a look at the new remote work realities in the world of media. Emmy Award-winning WRAL-TV anchor/reporter Kathryn Brown brings us behind the scenes in her home studio where she's been busy trying to keep her kids and dog quiet so she can host the evening news. A producer of children's shows coaches her young talent remotely, cajoling them into making blanket forts and silly faces. Meanwhile, animators are right at home in this new reality. Former Disney Exec Aaron Simpson tells us that animation has long been an industry of working remotely, and looks at why it's enjoying a boom now.
The NFL season is just around the corner and like all of us, the San Francisco 49ers have been working remotely and finding ways to prepare both on and off the field. Hear from ace defensive lineman Arik Armstead about how he and teammates are working together while training apart. It’s about more than just players staying in shape though. The back office has had to go completely remote as well. Hannah Gordon, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel shares how this experience has been unlike anything she’s ever experienced in her 20 years of working in football.
From sounding out the alphabet to finishing college, from education evangelists to systems specialists, learn all about the world of remote learning. California school teacher Ben Cogswell shares what a successful video conference looks like for a class of 5-year-olds. Greg Theisen, Chief Information and Technology Officer at Post University in Waterbury, Connecticut, talks about how a complete overhaul of the university's technology a few years ago paved the way for a smooth transition when the pandemic hit. Experts weigh in on where we go from here to support successful remote and online learning at all levels of education.
Imagine it's your job to oversee everything to do with technology in your workplace. One day, a call comes in that changes your life: your entire organization - thousands of employees - need to start working from home. ASAP. Here is how the State of Illinois managed to transition their workforce to fully remote in a matter of days.
An orchestra can be seen as the ultimate team. Every member is integral to the whole; every individual must be in tune with the larger group. When the pandemic hit, many of us took home our notepads, monitors, and office coffee mug. Orchestras had to learn to work remotely too. Concert halls closed and musicians went home with their violins, flutes, cellos, and bassoons. In the second episode of Remote Works, we'll visit the Colorado Symphony and the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra to explore how technology has enabled remote work for even the tightest of teams.
Whether it's an apartment in Shanghai or a house in a small English town, people are moving out of the office and into workspaces that are full of pots, pans, pets, kids, spouses and noisy neighbors. Where's the photocopier room? And how are you supposed to focus and participate in virtual meetings when your roommates are watching TV six feet away?
In the premiere episode of Remote Works, we visit two home office rookies in China and the UK as they grapple with the shift to remote working. Amanda Carroll, partner at architecture and design firm Gensler, talks about how our new remote workplace might change the way we work forever.
Arjun Kaicker, head of Insights and Analytics at Zaha Hadid Architects in London, explores the way offices have evolved pre-pandemic and how they will have to change now.
It feels kind of like the world changed overnight.
The rules around how we interact and communicate with each other, they’re all new. Simple things that we used to take for granted now feel like a challenge.
Take working from home, for many it used to be kind of a novelty, but in the new reality it’s become the new normal. And those who can figure out how to do it effectively are the ones who will become the market leaders of tomorrow.
Remote Works takes a deep dive into the extraordinary stories of people and organizations that have made the shift to working remotely. We’ll hear about their successes, their failures, and the lessons they’ve learned along the way.