Leading Virtual Teams with Dr Maren Deepwell

May 17 2024
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Hybrid, flexible and virtual working are changing the way we work in education and the non-profit sector. This podcast offers inspiration and practical resources for all types of leaders developing their own authentic approach to managing people and projects. Each episode explores holistic strategies for hybrid and home-working and the skills needed in our evolving workplaces. Join Dr Maren Deepwell each Friday and develop into the kind of leader you want to be in your community, team, project or organisation.

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S04E03 - Digital Skills for Emerging Leaders

May 17 2024 16 mins  
‘Digital Skills for Emerging Leaders’ is a new micro-credential course from the Digital Learning Institute that I am working on together with the amazing Lynne Taylerson. It’s a super project to be involved in, and it’s extra special for me as I get a change to collaborate with Lynne outside of our other favourite project: AmplifyFE. In this episode and the accompanying blo

S04E02 - Walk'n'Coach into summer

May 09 2024 10 mins  
When I first started coach training, I set myself the goal to offer walking sessions for my clients. My thinking is that pretty much all of my favourite coaching and mentoring conversations happened when walking, either outdoors or pacing up and down in my office. In this episode I share more about this new offering and you can also learn more in the episode blog post. Learn more

S04E01 - Unsung Hero Skills

May 05 2024 16 mins  
Recently, I have done much work in leadership development. Both in the workplace and when I coach clients, I come across emerging and established leaders who have developed strengths and skills gradually over time, whether through informal learning or through practice or also outside of work. Especially where skills have come easily, grown over a period of time or when we have lear

S03E34 - Season Finale: Six months of gold dust

Mar 31 2024 33 mins  
In this final episode of the season I share highlights and insights from the past six months of re-inventing Mondays. You The story in blog posts: Celebrating a month of free-lance life Re-inventing Mondays… 2 months in Sunrise blogging – career transition 3 months in 4 months into re-inventing Mondays 5 months into re-inventing Mondays Six months of gold dust Podcast epis

S03E33 - The sound of Open Practice in social media wilderness

Mar 20 2024 25 mins  
Special guest: Martin Weller Join us as we discuss our presentation at OER24, a conference all about Open Education, 27-28 March 2024, Cork, Ireland. Presentation slides (incl. references) Learn more about: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠1:1 coaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with me Subscribe to my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠free monthly newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Downl

S03E32 - What happens to our senses in the hybrid workplace?

Mar 14 2024 22 mins  
In this episode I explore some aspects of how our embodied experience of hybrid working may influence of sense of wellbeing and share a healthy habit to avoid Zoom fatigue. You can find out more in ⁠the episode blog post⁠. Learn more about: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠1:1 coaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with me Subscribe to my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠free monthly newsletter⁠�

S03E31 - 5 months into re-inventing Mondays

Mar 07 2024 22 mins  
In this episode I share an update on my new career chapter five months in. You can find out more in the episode blog post. Learn more about: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠1:1 coaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with me Subscribe to my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠free monthly newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Download the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leading Virtual Teams⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ book If you have i

S03E30 - A milestone moment on my coaching journey

Feb 28 2024 8 mins  
In this episode I celebrate a big milestone moment on my coaching journey. After two years of training and 100+ hours of coaching with over 20 clients I am set to formally complete the ACC credential of the International Coaching Federation (ICF). Read the episode blog post. Learn more about: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠1:1 coaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with me Subscribe to my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠�

S03E29 - Digital Wellbeing and Hybrid Working

Feb 23 2024 17 mins  
This month I am running a short course on Digital Wellbeing and Hybrid Working. Working with the wonderful team at the University of Oxford IT Learning Centre is a rewarding experience, and with the support of Emma Procter-Legg, their Digital Skills Service Manager, the whole process has been seamless from start to finish 🙂 It’s been a welcome creative challenge to translate i

S03E28 - 4 months into re-inventing Mondays

Feb 15 2024 23 mins  
Time has flown by. It feels like only a moment ago that I was blogging about being 3 months into my career transition… and here we are, having passed the four month mark. Looking back at my previous posts on this topic has inspired me to share some updates about how things are going, how much my efforts to re-invent Mondays are bearing fruit and how free-lance life is treating me