The Rhythm of Collaboration | Laïla von Alvensleben

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Episode Summary

In this episode, Rob Sadow is joined by Laïla von Alvensleben. Laïla spent the past five years scaling culture and collaboration at Mural as the company grew from 100 to 1,000+ people and now consults on flexible work for startups and scaleups. 

Join us as we discuss: 

• The application of design thinking to flexible work
• How visualizing your team’s rhythm of collaboration can lead to improved flexible team culture and productivity 
• Applying human-centered design skills to craft impactful offsites and create spaces for team bonding

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About the speaker

Guest: Tony Jamous

Laïla von Alvensleben is a globally renowned expert in flexible work. Since 2014, she has collaborated with remote and hybrid companies and enabled their distributed teams to foster a thriving organizational culture while working from anywhere.

During her tenure at Mural, a digital whiteboard company supporting 95% of Fortune 100 enterprises, Laïla's contributions were pivotal in its hyper-growth from 100+ to 1000+ distributed employees across 20 countries. Her work designing and facilitating engaging experiences for distributed teams, including immersive award-winning virtual retreats, earned her worldwide recognition as one of the top 50 remote enablers in the 2023 Remote Influencer Report.

Laïla regularly contributes to many of the leading courses, conferences, and publications on the future of work. She has spoken at key industry events, including Running Remote, IxDA, NEXT, Digitale Leute Summit, Atlassian Team, and itoday Summit. She lives in Lugano, Switzerland.