Degrees of Freedom

Degrees of Freedom (2022) is a video series from All Turtles and Airtime. CEO Phil Libin and I dive into the evolving ecosystem that is distributed or out-of-office work—from radical new approaches to hiring to the worldwide redistribution of opportunity.

Below are some of my favorite episodes.

Work Life Integration

Guests: Roelof Botha, Senior Steward, Sequoia Capital; Joanna Miller, Lead of Learning & Development, Asana; Lydia Jett, Managing Partner, Americas, SoftBank Vision Fund; Tammy Sun, CEO, Carrot Fertility

In this episode, we introduce the concept of work-life integration. Phil talks to Roelof Botha about getting asynchronous communication right, Tammy Sun extols the virtues of sprint and recovery cycles, and Joanna Miller elaborates on recharging and work sabbaticals. To close out the show, Lauren Aldredge, winner of the United Airlines “Your Shot to Fly” award, describes how a year of international travel has given her a new take on work-life integration.

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A Redistribution of Opportunity

Guests: Lydia Jett, Managing Partner, Americas, SoftBank Vision Fund

Working out-of-office has ignited a redistribution of opportunity. Not only can you hire from anywhere, but you can also hire from a much larger pool of talent. In this episode, we explore how opportunity wasn’t evenly distributed when you had to commute to an office, especially for caregivers and working parents.