Corporate HR Leader Takes 12 Months To Live As A Digital Nomad

01/20/20 • 33 min

That’s what Mathilde Fouque’s digital nomad life looks like. In her life, Mathilde visited 33 countries around the world. In the past 18 months, as a digital nomad, she has visited 29 American states, and 15 US national parks—all while steadily holding down her position at GE.

In this episode, I talk with Mathilde about her transition into the world of remote work and what her first year of travel looked like. She shares stories about becoming a digital nomad, how her colleagues handled it, and why this newfound freedom continues to inspire her to be an outstanding employee at GE.

Get ready to learn about Mathilde’s adventures as a digital nomad and how companies can help create experiences like this for their employees.

Some questions I ask:

What role did company culture play in your transition to remote work?
How did your colleagues react to your decision to work remotely?
What routines did you develop when you started working as a digital nomad?
What advice do you have for companies on how to help people who want to experiment with the digital nomad lifestyle?

In this episode, you will learn:

How to talk to your manager about working remotely.
What drove Mathilde to be a star employee as a digital nomad.
How Mathilde separates work and personal time.
How managers can trust their remote employees even when they can’t see them.

Connect with Mathilde Fouque:

Resources:

“12 months living as a digital nomad” by Mathilde Fouque

7 Habits of Highly Effective People

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Get ready to learn about Mathilde’s adventures as a digital nomad and how companies can help create experiences like this for their employees.

Some questions I ask:

What role did company culture play in your transition to remote work?
How did your colleagues react to your decision to work remotely?
What routines did you develop when you started working as a digital nomad?
What advice do you have for companies on how to help people who want to experiment with the digital nomad lifestyle?

In this episode, you will learn:

How to talk to your manager about working remotely.
What drove Mathilde to be a star employee as a digital nomad.
How Mathilde separates work and personal time.
How managers can trust their remote employees even when they can’t see them.

Connect with Mathilde Fouque:

Resources:

“12 months living as a digital nomad” by Mathilde Fouque

7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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It’s time for leaders to think differently.

We’re all biased in some way, shape, or form. In the past, it worked as a survival mechanism, and today it still sneaks into unexpected places—including HR and the staffing industry. Many companies talk the talk when promoting their “diversity and inclusion” ideologies, but very few walk the walk.

In this episode, I talk with Ashish Kaushal, the CEO of HireTalent and the Co-Founder of Consciously Unbiased. He’s a leading figure in the movement to promote diversity in the workplace and rethinking “diversity” itself.

Throughout our conversation, Ashish breaks down the advantages and challenges of workforce diversity. As we dive deeper, he also explains how implementing remote work policies contributes to making diversity and inclusion a reality. From race, gender, physical ability, and mental health status, Ashish shares specific strategies to retrain the workforce and open up the talent pool even wider.

Get ready to learn about how company leaders can become consciously unbiased.

Some Questions I Ask:

How did you get your start in the staffing world?
How did you create Consciously Unbiased?
What’s your advice for companies who want to start focusing on diversity?
What tools do you use to measure the productivity of remote workers?
What do the next 10 years look like for Consciously Unbiased and HireTalent?

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

What the benefits are of diversity in the workplace.
Why compromise is a lost art within the workplace.
Where bias stems from.
How remote work opportunities help reduce anxiety and improve productivity.
Small steps to reskill your workforce.
Why Paul is an advocate for remote work and flexibility.

Connect with Ashish Kaushal:

Resources:

HireTalent

Consciously Unbiased

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There’s a new wave of innovation coming along, with all sorts of new companies entering the staffing industry. The economy is on the rise with more open job opportunities than people looking to fill them. For the first time, the talent is in the driver’s seat.

In this episode, I talk with Barry Asin, the president at Staffing Industry Analysts. As a leader in the staffing industry, Barry knows full well that what got staffing firms this far will not get them any further. The talent revolution is fully underway, and Barry sits at the forefront.

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Get ready to learn how the digital transformation disrupts the cyclical nature of the economy and how this will impact the future.

Some questions I ask:

How did a recruiter change your career path after college?
What lesson do you still carry with you from Taco Bell University?
How is the staffing industry responding to the digital transformation?
How should small “Mom & Pop” staffing firms approach the changing of technology?
Will work ever go back to the way it was?

In this episode, you will learn:

What critical lessons Barry learned from Taco Bell University.
How individuals can develop their capabilities to keep up with the digital transformation.
How economic cycles impact job availability and the world of work overall.
How leaders of organizations can embrace flexibility for their workers.
What the next five years of contingent work will look like.

Connect with Barry Asin:

Resources:

Staffing Industry Analysts

Breaking Through by Mike Cleland and Barry Asin

“The Gig Economy and Human Cloud Landscape: 2019 Update”

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