Work From Anywhere Series | Episode 3: Culture & Community

Is remote work anywhere a dream? Or can it be turned into a reality? What are the barriers to doing so and the opportunities for companies that get this right?

Welcome to the remote work from anywhere series. This is a series featuring some of the leading people around the world in remote work, global mobility and work from anywhere compliance (remote work tax, employment law, etc.).

This episode was moderated by Aurélie Krau of Festive Road and we were extremely lucky to be joined by Tayo Rockson, Cultural Intelligence Leader and author of Use Your Difference to Make a Difference (5:38), Joanne Mangan Employers Lead with Grow Remote, a social enterprise on a mission to make remote work local (7:22) and Paul Bennett, CEO at Perchpeek, an AI-powered relocation agent disrupting the global mobility industry (10:45).

This webinar focuses on the people side of the Work From Anywhere movement, the impact on culture, diversity and inclusion. We kicked off highlighting some policy trend setters like Dropbox (3.10) and their focus on diversity and inclusion and the ‘Big Bang’ that has been the pandemic enforced rush towards remote work. The meaning of diversity, inclusion and equality in the workplace (14:52). How to feel seen, heard and understood and how companies need to align their mission, vision and values to enable success. The impact of WFH/WFA on people with invisible illnesses and divergent thinking (23:29), building curiosity and the questions companies need to ask their employees to dig deeper into their remote work preferences. The resources needed to take advantage of remote work and how to make it more accessible so that it doesn’t just involve the privileged few (33:21). How employers can manage employee wellbeing, isolation and loneliness (42:02). Developing cultural competence, understanding our biases and how they shape how we see the world (47:12). Building company culture and making people feel connected in a remote work setting (52:20). Tackling burnout and the double edged sword that is the blurred lines between our personal and work lives. The untold truths of remote work (1:01:20).

Some resources referred to during the conversation:

  • Gitlab’s handbook on how they are set up to hire internationally

If you’re interested in becoming a guest on the webinar series, please reach out to us here.

Should you need help with any of your tax or compliance risks related to remote work, The Work From Anywhere Team would be delighted to help you out! Just reach out via our website.

The Work From Anywhere Team

Table of contents

Navigating Compliance Pitfalls Of Hire And Work From Anywhere

Navigating Compliance Pitfalls Of Hire And Work From Anywhere – Series 2 | Episode 6

A panel discussing the compliance pitfalls of hire from anywhere and temporary international remote work.

To discuss this and more, we were delighted to be joined by joined by Bhagyashree Pancholy, award-winning remote law expert and General Counsel at Lano, Becky Woods, Senior Director of Global Mobility at ADP and top 250 global mobility leader and Brian Friedman, Strategy Director at Benivo, Host of Benivo Bites and Non-Executive Board Advisor at AltoVita.

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How Companies Can Make International Remote Work a Reality

How Companies Can Make International Remote Work a Reality – Series 2 | Episode 4

For many companies, tax and other similar risks were cited as reasons for saying no to work from anywhere. But how can companies (a) hire from anywhere and (b) facilitate temporary international remote work? Airbnb’s recent remote work policy caught our attention.

To discuss this and more, we were delighted to be joined by Siobhan Cummins, Strategic Mobility Advisor, Sarah Hawley, CEO & Founder at Growmotely and Rina Montalvo, Head of Talent Mobility/Immigration & Flexible Work Program at Twitter.

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Work From Anywhere White Paper Deep Dive – Series 2 | Episode 3

We recently launched our Work From Anywhere White Paper and in this episode we speak with giants of the Global Mobility and Business Travel industries to get their thoughts on some of the key takeaways as well as their views on the future of work from anywhere.

We were delighted to be joined by Olivier Meier, Principal at Mercer and named as one of the top Global Mobility thought leaders in the world in the Benivo Top 100 Global Mobility Service Providers of 2021 and Johnny Thorsen, VP Strategy & Partnerships at Spotnana who was named as one of the 25 most influential people in the travel industry by Business Travel News (BTN).

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The Evolution Of International Remote Work And Kids Education – Series 2 | Episode 2

In this episode, the panel explored the evolution of international remote work and how kids education is a big part of the discussion in relation to the mobility of nomad families.

This week’s episode was moderated by John Lee of The Work From Anywhere Team and we were delighted to be joined by Paul Bennett, two time entrepreneur and founder of Cicero Learning, a marketplace where families can find private teachers for homeschoolers, worldschoolers and location independent families; Hope Paterson, entrepreneur with 20+ years experience who has a passion for education and travel and Marcos Carvalho, co-founder at Boundless Life which offers a network of thoughtfully designed communities in beautiful destinations around the world where families can develop connections, work remotely, and be culturally immersed while children benefit from a forward-thinking and transformational education system.

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