Remote Working isn't the future but the present and it will create so many exciting opportunities. Moving from an office-centric mindset to a people-centric mindset means building strong foundations to offer people a new way of working and living in a digital-first work-from-anywhere world. Kol Remote features the people making that world a reality. We give space to top business leaders and remote advocates to understand their perspective about what it takes to build the next-generation workplace.
Hybrid-work "Vibes" at Rakuten Viber. A unique interview with Sirena Chan and Gali Newman HR Directors @ Rakuten Viber
In this episode, Sirena Chan (based out of London) and Gali Newman (based out of Tel Aviv), HR Directors at Rakuten Viber, share with us the process they have gone through in building their own hybrid workplace at Rakuten Viber.
"Hold on, I was using Viber nearly a decade ago...Are they really still around? "
Not only is the company still around, but they are really ahead of the curve with regards to building a flexible hybrid workplace for their workforce globally.
Our two guests share the ins and outs, the "vibes", of their hybrid workplace, and put a major focus on the steps they followed to come up with a working model offering both flexibility and in-person collaboration to cater to the needs of their employees.
Gali and Sirena share with us that there is no one-size-fits-all solution and that organizations should, first and foremost, communicate with their employees and listen to them carefully.
The company is massively hiring so feel free to check out their website https://www.viber.com/en/careers/
Enjoy and feel free to share your comments by email - kolremote.podcast@gmail.com
With ❤️ Fred
6 Apr 2021
Building a startup remotely with someone you never met. The fascinating story of David Djian (CEO) and Aris Mastorakis (COO), co-founders of Darian Fintech
In this episode, David Djian and Aris Mastorakis, the two co-founders of Darian Fintech, share with us their inspiring story of two seasoned finance executives who didn't even know each other before the pandemic outbreak in February 2020 and ended up starting their own fintech business remotely without meeting physically.
David is based out of Tel Aviv (Israel) and Aris is located in Athens (Greece). When we recorded this one-of-a-kind podcast episode, the two entrepreneurs hadn't met physically not even once because of the travel restrictions involved by the Covid-19 crisis.
They tell us about their drive to embark on an entrepreneurial journey despite the numerous challenges of being remote and not really knowing each other. They also share their plans to raise funding from investors to hire and go global
How do you stay engaged remotely? How do you get started with someone you never physically met?
A very authentic story of two passionate people who took the plunge into entrepreneurship in the midst of a global pandemic and looking to bring massive value to CEOs and CFOs with their solution.
You should visit their website https://darianfintech.com/
Enjoy and feel free to share your comments by email - kolremote.podcast@gmail.com
With ❤️ Fred
2 Mar 2021
"All-In" culture in a Work-From-Anywhere setting. A unique interview with Lisa Zaythik, Chief People Officer @ AppsFlyer 🚀
In this episode, Lisa Zaythik, Chief People Officer @ AppsFlyer shares with us a decade of experience building people operations business units in a dynamic environment that embraces change, accepts differences, and challenges the "status quo".
We speak about that "all-in" culture so special to AppsFlyer and she describes how the company adapted in 2020 when all of a sudden, it had to send over 1,000 employees across 19 offices work from home.
How do you keep people engaged and connected to the company's mission?
How to address Zoom fatigue challenges?
How to make sure your people are mentally and physically healthy?
An excellent leadership lesson and a great example of the importance to be people-obsessed, even more in an all-digital work-from-anywhere world of work. Lots of companies have a business plan, but few have a people plan. Listen to what it means to have one and dive into the very heart of the rocketship AppsFlyer.
We also speak about diversity; equity and inclusion and particularly the fabulous initiative launched in 2019 - AppsFlyer Cares. Check out their website https://www.appsflyer.com/appsflyer-cares/
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With ❤️ Fred
14 Feb 2021
Matchmaking & Hiring of remote software developers. A unique interview with Gilad Bornstein
In this episode, Gilad Bornstein, CEO of Flatworld.co and Global Remote Work advocate shares with us the best tips to hire and manage teams of remote software engineers and what are the pitfalls that company should avoid if they want to thrive in remote environment. An insightful 20-min new episode - short and to the point. Get ready to learn and check out the company's website - www.flatworld.co
7 Feb 2021
Hiring in the post - Covid 19 era. A unique interview with Riki Goldriech - VP Global HR at Radware
In this episode, we talk about recruitment tech stack, diversity & inclusion, women in tech, employer branding, candidate quality and onboarding of new hires in a post Covid-19 era. Obviously we also touch upon the opportunities of remote hiring. Learn how to set up the right hiring strategy in the post Covid-19 era from a global cyber company with 30 offices around the world. A insightful 20-min learning episode. Enjoy!
11 Jan 2021
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