Brian Elliott returns to Work 20XX with a fresh lens on scaling distributed work, investing in people, and navigating the J-curve of technology adoption inside teams. Because what works for supporting distributed teams, works for increasing team AI adoption. Align on real goals, only three to five, and check in with tweet sized updates, once a week, on those three goals.

Please join me in welcoming Brian Elliott back to the Work 20XX podcast from Running Remote.

As co-founder of Future Forum, co-author of How the Future Works, and now with his new Newsletter, Work Forward, Brian is a data-filled champion of distributed teams years and years, long before Covid, before it was in fashion.

He continues in that tradition with his latest, the Work Forward newsletter, chock-full-o case studies, research, and exercises to help you get more out of your team. He pulls from the best, including a heavy dose of Atlassian, PagerDuty, and Neiman Marcus.

Recorded April 30, Fair Market, Austin
Special thanks to Liam Martin, Egor Borushko, Ana Maria Bennett & Team Running Remote

Brian Elliott v2: Invest, J-Curve, Goals, Team | Work 20XX podcast with Jeff Frick Ep43 from Running Remote

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Sacha Connor returns to Work 20XX and asks, how do you self advocate, make sure the right people see and are familiar with your accompaniments, skills, and potential, when the most important factor when being considered for that next promotion or fresh opportunity is an AI agent preparing a list of candidates for consideration.

Are you on the agent’s radar? What digital persona is assembled by the AI after consuming the knowledge management system data, presentations, actions plans, meeting notes, agendas, project summaries, IMs, emails, meeting transcripts, and more digital exhaust? How does it compare to others?

Please join me in welcoming Sacha Connor back to the Work 20XX podcast at Running Remote,

As Founder and CEO of Virtual Work Insider, Sacha has long been a leading voice and resource for building distributed team success for years.

In this episode, we explore how in today’s AI world, people must signal their value to not just their managers and people who make decisions, but the AI agents that create the nominations based on a wide swath of internal systems communications data.

Recorded April 29, Fair Market, Austin
Special Thanks to Liam Martin, Egor Borushko, Ana Maria Bennett & Team Running Remote

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Ryan Anderson and his global research team are spread across more than 20 countries, allowing them to study a wide variety of built environments, workplaces, homes, schools, and healthcare, not just remotely, but in person. That in-person presence is critical. It gives them the ability to feel what’s happening in different types of spaces, each designed around distinct objectives.

Ryan also hosts one of the leading podcasts in the space, About Place—a true masterclass in all things design, workplace, and beyond. In fact, his podcast was one of my earliest and most valued resources as I dove into this community and topic.

So it was a real pleasure to sit down in person at Running Remote 2025 in Austin. Ryan shares how experience-based design isn't just about furniture or aesthetics, it's about creating environments that support engagement, autonomy, and wellbeing.

We explore the purpose behind workspace design, the data behind engaged teams, and the human factors that too often get overlooked. Ryan also talks about the role of choice and trust in workplace effectiveness, and why spaces that reflect organizational values are more important than ever.

Please join me in welcoming Ryan Anderson back to the Work 20XX podcast.

Recorded April 29, 2025 | Fair Market, Austin
Thanks to Liam Martin, Egor Borushko, Ana Maria Bennett & Team Running Remote

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