This episode is part of the All Personal Podcast Limited Series ‘Home/Work Unlocked’ where we  discuss what work (from home) will look like as we get out of lock-down.

In  this first episode, I am talking to two virtual work visionaries:  Brittany Bairos and Joncarlo Bairos at Forge Recruitment, a boutique recruitment agency specializing in the search and placement of legal and accounting professionals into firms and companies across British Columbia and Ontario.

I like to call them visionaries because they were already working virtually way before the crisis made us all remote workers.

They were already managing things like keeping the team productive, motivated, engaged and in constant communication.

A  confession: we’ve worked together on forming and norming their team as they were scaling, and it’s a privilege for me to have clients like them: leaders who know that building a great team starts with building yourself as a great leader!

And yet, I am not subjective when I call them visionaries. Listen in and see why, sharing a few nuggets here:

1. ‘We’re going to see more flexibility in the long run after this is finished’


2. ‘If  employers don’t adapt quickly or learn to manage virtually, I think  we’re going to see a lot of employees who jump ships to those who do.’


3. ‘You  might not get the traditional 9-5 that you want, but you have to ask yourself, is the work still getting done, and is what you expect of them getting done? And if it is, you can’t complain.’

You can find Brittany and Joncarlo at www.forgerecruitment.com and on LinkedIn.

If you have questions related to home / work after crisis, please send them my way at all@personalskillscoach.com, as I will keep interviewing people on this topic.

I’m also happy to have you as a guest, if you’d like to share your tips, ideas, experience on how workplace culture changes, what your teams are doing to stay motivated, how you are creating the future of work in your organization, what the home-work balance will look like, you get the  picture!