29 min

142: Put Your Remote Team in Your Pocket with Emma Giles Management Blueprint

    • Management

Emma Giles is the Co-Founder & COO of SoWork, a fast-growing startup on a mission to move the world of work from the Earth to the Cloud by building virtual spaces. We discuss the future of virtual work, tips on working remotely across different time zones, and what it's like to work in a virtual office. 
 
Time Stamps
00:42 Emma's transition from neuroscience to entrepreneurship
02:50 How SoWork evolved into a metaverse company
06:15 Emma's experience with management blueprints
09:21 The Working Genius Framework, but with a twist
10:40 The six types of working genius
12:05 How SoWork is changing virtual work as we know it
15:50 What you need to know about the metaverse and the future of work
18:24 Working in the metaverse: what virtual office life looks like
19:58 Things you should know before adopting a virtual office setup
21:50 Type of companies that could thrive in a virtual office 
23:57 Technical challenges of building a metaverse-type business
26:53 The target market for metaverse virtual offices
28:56 Tips on working remotely in different time zones
31:11 Parting thoughts
 
Links and Resources
Steve and Greg Cleary's Book: Pinnacle: Five Principles that Take Your Business to the Top of the Mountain
Work with Steve - Stevepreda.com
Emma's LinkedIn
Sowork.com
The 6 Types of Working Genius: A Better Way to Understand Your Gifts, Your Frustrations, and Your Team by Patrick M. Lencioni

Emma Giles is the Co-Founder & COO of SoWork, a fast-growing startup on a mission to move the world of work from the Earth to the Cloud by building virtual spaces. We discuss the future of virtual work, tips on working remotely across different time zones, and what it's like to work in a virtual office. 
 
Time Stamps
00:42 Emma's transition from neuroscience to entrepreneurship
02:50 How SoWork evolved into a metaverse company
06:15 Emma's experience with management blueprints
09:21 The Working Genius Framework, but with a twist
10:40 The six types of working genius
12:05 How SoWork is changing virtual work as we know it
15:50 What you need to know about the metaverse and the future of work
18:24 Working in the metaverse: what virtual office life looks like
19:58 Things you should know before adopting a virtual office setup
21:50 Type of companies that could thrive in a virtual office 
23:57 Technical challenges of building a metaverse-type business
26:53 The target market for metaverse virtual offices
28:56 Tips on working remotely in different time zones
31:11 Parting thoughts
 
Links and Resources
Steve and Greg Cleary's Book: Pinnacle: Five Principles that Take Your Business to the Top of the Mountain
Work with Steve - Stevepreda.com
Emma's LinkedIn
Sowork.com
The 6 Types of Working Genius: A Better Way to Understand Your Gifts, Your Frustrations, and Your Team by Patrick M. Lencioni

29 min