The Visible Workplace

The Visible Workplace

Hosted by: Tom Rolley and Annabel Rolley

Where we delve into the art of effective teamwork and collaboration. In this series, we explore the critical importance of visibility within teams – the key to unlocking successful cooperation. We highlight the common...

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Episode 22: Transforming Boring Copy-Paste Tasks with MagicBoards

In episode 22 of The Visible Workplace, Dr Tom Rolley celebrates a new surfboard acquisition! He then moves to solving work inefficiencies using Magic Boards. Annabel has been dealing with an inefficient template,...
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Episode 21: The Grit and Grace Framework with Jeff Standridge

In this episode of The Visible Workplace podcast, Dr. Tom Rolley interviews Jeff Standridge about his diverse career journey from healthcare to corporate consulting and venture capital. They discuss the key...
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Episode 20: Resolving Unseen Bottlenecks - How Visibility Transforms Workplace Productivity

Today's episode covers the impact of a power outage and connects it to the concept of bottlenecks in work processes. We cover how unseen bottlenecks can hinder productivity, and Tom shares his insights from the book...
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Episode 19: AI Innovations and MagicBoards - Sprint 7 Update

Sprint 7 Updates and AI Integration: Dr. Tom Rolley discusses the latest developments in MagicBoards, including updates from Sprint 7 and the potential of integrating AI into the software. MagicBoards and AI: why the...
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Episode 18: Lessons from Hosting a Teenage Party

Dr Tom Rolley discusses the challenges and unexpected events during his son's 16th birthday party, emphasizing the importance of assessing downside risks in decision-making. Dr Rolley shares his frustrating...
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Episode 17: The Return from the Bali Blueprint - Three critical insights from 3 days spent with James Kemp.

Tom returns from a Bali workshop and shares three critical insights. First, the value of sovereignty. A timely reminder on the value of setting your own boundaries and the value of doing so. Second, there is high...
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Episode 16: Embracing No-Code Revolution - A Journey into Software Development

Despite technological advancements, software development remains challenging, as Tom Rolley discusses in this episode of "The Visible Workplace" podcast. In his discussion, Tom Rolley underscores the importance of...
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Episode 15: The Future of Work - AI and Magic Boards?

Reflections on Gratitude - Tom reflects on turning 47 and the importance of time spent with family over material possessions, highlighting the cost of poor project management on personal relationships. Approaching...
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Episode 14: The MagicBoards.io MVP Software

Dr. Tom Rolley delves into the evolution of business systems, exploring the necessity for efficient processes that began with documents and spreadsheets. The outcome: Magic Boards software approaches MVP, integrating...
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Episode 13: Pitfalls of Modern Project Management Systems

In today's episode of The Visible Workplace, we delve into the complexities of modern project management systems like Trello, ClickUp, and Asana. While these tools offer incredible flexibility, they also pose a...
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Episode 12: How to Manage Quiet Quitting, Work from Home and Job Sharing in the Workplace.

Dr. Tom Rolley delves into the complexities of transitioning to a hybrid work model post-Covid. He discusses the appeal of remote work, challenges like "quiet quitting” and job sharing.Β  The episode highlights the...
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Episode 11: Harnessing the Value of Templates: From Process to Result

Join Tom Rolley as he highlights how templates boost productivity by providing ready-made task frameworks.Β  Discover the dual nature of templates as processes and results and how and why they they are critical to...
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