Remotely Speaking Up

Context matters! We're following work evolution around the globe, and this week we're examining changes to work in the Caribbean context. Joining our discussion is Cavelle Joseph St. Omer, president of the Human Resource Management Association of Trinidad and Tobago (HRMATT) and president of the Caribbean Institute of Human Resource Management (CIHRM).

This week we're highlighting Midstay, a company co-founded by Florian Jacques and with a mission to reduce isolation among the remote work community. Listen to find out how the high seas gave birth to this idea, and how Florian and his team connect remote workers through their suite of platform services.

This week we speak with Lorraine Charles, the trailblazing founder of Na'amal, an organization that connects refugees to freelance opportunities. Lorraine tells us about the motivation behind her vision and discusses how freelancing is providing more work opportunities for displaced persons around the globe. More importantly, she shares how this venture is challenging traditional perceptions about refugees in the Global South.

This week we're future-watching to stay ahead with our favourite, self- confessed marketplace nerd, Eryn Peters. Tune in to find out what the future holds for the evolving world of work.

Eryn is the founder of The Start-up Consortium, which leverages data and tech to help businesses grow and scale. She is also a former digital nomad, and the creator of Weekly Workforce, a newsletter that gives you all the latest news and changes shaping the world of work.

We heard the term web 3.0 thrown around a lot in business and technology spaces. But what is its impact on the ever-evolving world of work and people management? Sky Labs' Technology Innovation Lead, Melanie Moeller, joins us this week to discuss the implications of blockchain and internet evolutions.

Mette joins us to talk about shifting leadership values and how the Keynote global speaking network helps to promote a diversity of speakers available to companies as the working landscape continues to shift. Mette Johansson (MBA, CSP, PCC) is a highly awarded author, speaker and consultant, and the founder of Keynote International, a global network of female speakers and thought leaders.

This week we have two young and fabulous entrepreneurs who are helping to remotely connect African graduates to UK and European Jobs. Meet Linda Mikkelsen and Leon Larsen, co-founders of the freelance community, Local to Global Impact

We're resuming our RSU podcast season 3 with the amazing Barry Matthews  from Open Assembly. Barry joins me to discuss how businesses and leaders can adapt to and embrace a blended workforce,  catering to all types of workers including full-time, part-time, independent, remote, and or in-house. Barry has been doing amazing things in this space and will share his wisdom on how the best companies thrive in this ever-evolving workspace.

How can you create workspaces in a way that helps everyone to flourish and enables different workstyles? This week HR's Most Influential, Perry Timms, joins us to talk about how redesign your organisation structure and processes to boost employee productivity and wellbeing, reduce stress and staff burnout and improve company performance.

It's one thing to provide freelancers withe work, but how do you equip them with the tools and confidence they need to thrive and take control of their future... and do this at scale?! We talked with Albert Aziz-Clauson, co-founder of Underpinned, about what tools freelancers need to thrive. Get your pens out...this is a truly noteworthy episode!

How do digital nomads form communities and impact their local environment? Listen to Jamila White, Founder of the Barbados Blackpats, discuss how she created and developed a community of black expats living in Barbados,and how they contribute to their chosen  Caribbean destination.

So the hype has died down but firms are still investing big in the metaverse. As more and more companies venture into digital territory and alternate realities, what are the implications for work and management? Join us and special guest Margaret Manning OBE to discuss what managing teams in the metaverse might look like.

Freelancers are growing but their rights to a decent work experience are still limited and under-developed. Listen to Glen Hodgson, CEO of Free Trade Europa and leader of the freelance movement in Sweden, as he discusses what governments and other institutions can do to secure a good work experience for freelancers.

Is it the 'Great Resignation' or the 'Great Awakening'? More and more people are quitting their 9-to-5s, which means our workforce and talent market is evolving. Beyond recruitment woes, most firms still don't truly appreciate what this means for people management. Freelance guru and Forbes writer, Jon Younger, kicks off Season 3 with a lively discussion on the implications of the freelance revolution.

Discrimination is hard enough to fight in the physical space but what can we do to also reduce bias in the online workspace? Mac Alonge from The Equal Group (UK) joins us this week to discuss how we can leverage data and technology to also enhance diversity and inclusion in online workspaces

How do you maximise your remote work experience and avoid burnout at the same time?

This week we're joined by Mita Carriman the Founder and CEO of Adventurely, an app designed to build digital nomad communities and enhance your remote work experience. We discuss the importance of building communities, staying connected as a location independent worker or employee, and how countries can help support the remote work journey.

Blended workforces are becoming more common. So how do you effectively manage full time/ part-time, in-house/remote, contracted consultants AND non-human stakeholders??

We chat this week with unconsultant Meighan Newhouse ( The Inspirant Group) about how to engage an increasingly blended workforce.

Because of Ableism, disabled persons do not get to fully contribute or participate in the online space. Listen to my conversation with Blindish Latina, Catarina Rivera, as she smashes stigmas around disability and tells companies how they can become more accessible and inclusive both online and offline.

More and more people are demanding remote and more flexible job roles. So how can organisations re-engineer the employee work experience and where does co-working fit in? Join myself and coach and consultant Andre Bello, who founded a co-working space in the Caribbean as we chat about creative diverse work spaces and work experiences.

Wanna build the best possible hybrid work experience for your employees? Then listen to remote work pioneer Larry English (Centric Consulting) discuss future trends in the area and how companies can build a work model that suits everybody.

In her own words, she is fabulous! Judy McCutcheon, organisation redesign consultant, joins us to talk about how we can equip leaders to lead effectively  in the wake of increasing disruption and digitalisation. Judy shares the pitfalls that leaders often succumb to and the skills that they should be striving to build. Key message: Lead from the heart!

We're back with part 2 of Paul's conversation where he shares why he chose home-schooling over traditional education, and we also discuss why traditional learning does not fully set us up for the current disruptive world of work! Listen out for our free giveaway at the end of the episode!

From standing in front of the pawn broker's shop to being one of the most sought after mindset coaches. Veronica Safoa Owusu is the dynamic, dancing, deep dive mindset coach who helps other coaches find their gold dust and thrive online. Listen to her tell her story of uncovering her true self on her way back to the mountain top. Ready to change your life? Then let's settle in.

Our mindsets define our lives! So what's the difference between a limiting mindset and a growth mindset? Listen to TV celebrity and serial entrepreneur Paul Brunson, as he shares his life lessons and tells how how we can shift our thinking to change our lives.

WELCOME BACK TO SEASON 2 OF REMOTELY SPEAKING UP!! 

The tables are turned in the episode with Barbadian songbird and creative extraordinaire, Mahalia Cummins, putting our introverted host, Dr. Rochelle Haynes in the hot seat!  

We get comfortable in this first episode as Rochelle shares a bit more about herself, the work that she does, and why she she started this podcast.

How did we arrive here already??  

In our season finale we bring back some of our top experts (Ron Johnson and Janice Sutherland). Award-winning campaigner Nichole McGill-Higgins also joins the circle to discuss how we can really show up online despite personal and external challenges, and what the future of work requires from leaders.

We also discuss what's in store for our leaders and the net generation of workers. Listen out for a teaser to season 2!!

In season 1's final individual expert episode, we are joined by 'BHRanding' thought leader Ron Johnson, Co-founder of Blueprint Creative Inc.   

Ron talks to us about how we develop our niche and build our personal brand online. He also shares about his new book 'Tighten Your Shoelaces'   

Stay tuned to be inspired, learn hos journey, and cringe at his self-confessed corniness!!

Last week we spoke about presenting our best selves online, but what happens when this isn't enough?

This week Janice Sutherland, Author of 'This Woman Can', speaks to us about she dealt with discrimination in the online space and the corporate world

This topic was unintentional but kept popping up in my research when I spoke to digital nomads across the globe. So I thought it definitely deserves its own episode! 

Don't forget to catch Janice's funny travel story!

This week Talent Management guru, Julia Bauer, joins us to discuss how we can truly show up online and really take advantage of business opportunities in the online space. From client meetings to virtual interviews, Julia will help you put your best foot forward.

Catch here funny travel story at the end. Prison break gone wrong!!

We're kicking off our third block on Remotely Speaking Up where we focus on enabling individuals to work better remotely.  

In this episode, Bill Banham, Founder of HR Gazette and Innovate Work, discusses how we can negotiate working terms and conditions with online clients.  If you're new to working online or ever had issues with online client payments or other arising conflicts, then this is the episode for you!

We've brought together some top experts to round off our second Remotely Speaking Up block on 'Enabling Countries'   

Here UN and LACNIC experts, Niel Harper, Jeremy Stephen,  and Kevon Swift, join me to discuss the importance of cyber-security, policy change and infrastructure that help countries truly become digital nomad hotspots.  

We also discuss the many benefits that countries can gain from encouraging integration between digital nomads and their local population.  

One of the most invigorating conversations of the season!!

This week we are joined by Kevon Swift (LACNIC), internet governance expert  to talk about the online risks that go hand in hand with countries becoming a more digitally-enabled.  Kevon tells us about increasingly popular cyber crimes and the complications of prosecuting these, and then discuss what governments can do to better safeguard digital workers. 

We are joined this week by Selwyn Cambridge, Founder and CEO of TenHabitat, an entrepreneurship incubation hub in the Caribbean. 

Selwyn talks to us about how countries can encourage partnerships and integration between digital nomads and local entrepreneurs in the locations that they visit. 

His funny travel story? Well...hold on to your suitcase!

This week, the wonderful innovator, Emma El-Karout will be joining us to discuss what steps can be taken by governments to allow individuals to take advantage of working opportunities online.🎤🎤  

Emma is the founder of ONE CIRCLE™, a gig platform where HR consultants can be connected to potential clients.   

The moral of her funny story? Do not feed the animals!

We are joined by Washington-based graphic designer, Sarah Azim, a digital nomad who shares her experience of working from different countries. 

Sarah tell us about what typically attracts her to a specific location when deciding which country to work from. She also weighs in on the potential for Caribbean countries to develop as remote working spots, and what governments in those countries can do to make the experience more enjoyable and beneficial for both parties. 

As with all our guests, catch her funny story at the end. Ladies, be warned!

We are joined by Barbados-based Economist and Financial Analyst, Jeremy Stephen, to talk about how countries can embrace a digital economy and prepare for digital nomads.

We particularly focus on the introduction of the 12-month Welcome Visa in Barbados for remote workers.  

Jeremy shares so many insightful anecdotes in this very open and frank conversation. Also catch his funny story and advice on why he started wearing masks before the COVID-19 pandemic

We've reach episode 5!! A great milestone!  

Here, I recap and discussion key points made about enabling businesses to work remotely, then I turn to our expert panel for their discussion and takeaways.  

Our panel included three previous guests, Dwayne Browne, Jodie Goulden, and Jeremy Blain, as well as an additional special industry guest, Dr. Kieron Swift.   Listen as they share how businesses can empower leaders and their key talent to be more agile in unsettling times

Join us in episode 4 to hear HR superhero Julie Turney tells us about how to make the smooth transition to remote working and ensure the well-being of your staff while doing so.

As always, be sure to catch Julie's funny travel story at the end! You will learn the power of Chefette in Barbados!!

Julie has more than fifteen years of experience and expertise within the people management field, having worked as an HR Manager at Hyuna International Ltd, a global e-commerce firm based in Barbados. Her relationship with HR began 15 years ago through the encouragement of a mentor.
Through her experience, Julie has adopted a people-focused approach to how she practices HR. As a certified Agile HR professional, she internalises the people over process mantra in everything she does.

Welcome back to Remotely Speaking Up!

In episode 3, Jodie Goulden, Consultant and Founder of OrgDesign Works, discusses: 

- How businesses can redesign for the new world of work

- Review old ways of working to enable more digital and remote working

Catch her funny travel story at the end! Think twice about believing Australian stories!

Jodie has more than 20 years experience at multinational companies including BASF, Cognis, Deloitte & Lucent Technologies, and more than 10 years helping senior leaders reduce bureaucracy and hierarchy by designing better ways of working. Some of her past roles included Head of Global Development and Learning at BASF and she has worked and lived in Germany, Canada, Australia, UK, Singapore, Shanghai, Hong Kong. Jodie is also a board member of the Organisation Design Institute and Organization Design Forum, and is Faculty for European Organisation Design Forum. 

In this episode,  our expert Dwayne Browne will share his experiences and best practices of leading and managing globally dispersed teams. 

Dwayne is the Founder of Verso Labs, a data experience architect, and digital mastermind!

Learn how to maintain productivity and enhance engagement when your team is scattered all across the globe. 

Catch his funny travel story at the end!

Welcome Everyone! In our first episode, we are joined by business transformation guru himself, Mr. Jeremy Blain. He will shares how businesses can successfully adopt a digital culture to enhance remote working and innovation. 

Jeremy will explain why most businesses fail in their digital transformation journey, and share best practices so companies can get it right! 

He will share his remote working experience and tell us what  companies and countries can do to attract and better cater to remote workers.

Be sure to catch his funniest travel story!