The transition to the hybrid era has not only affected our ways of viewing leadership, communication and managing our work, but it has also caused quite a bit of head-scratching to recruiters and people working with HR. How to assess the know-how and motivation of a candidate virtually? How to appeal to potential employees and give them a realistic image of your company and its people without human contact? These questions are discussed in this episode where Milla interviews Saana Rossi, one of the most influential recruiters in Finland. 

In this Better Monday® podcast episode, Milla and her guest Skot Waldron talk about communication in the new normal era. Skot is an internal communication strategist who uses his extensive knowledge of brand development to build loyalty amongst individuals, teams, and organizations. Tune in to learn about the leadership skills needed in the future, improving your communication in a hybrid environment, and allocating your productive and personal time more intentionally. 

In this episode, Milla and her guest, Laura Gallaher, talk about psychological safety and trust at work. Laura is an organizational psychologist with a long history of working with people-focused leaders and large organizations like NASA and Walt Disney Company. During the episode, Milla and Laura uncover themes such as trust-building and team cohesion in the era of hybrid work.

In the last episode, Milla and her guest Liam Martin talked about remote work and how it differs from hybrid work. In the second part of Liam’s interview, they discuss the pros and cons of remote work. Liam also shares his views on how companies could support their employees' work-life balance and happiness at work. 

This episode of the Better Monday® podcast is a special one: we focus on the pros and cons of hybrid work, remote work, and other working models for not one but TWO whole episodes! Our guest star for covering the topic is Liam Martin, a remote work advocate and founder of several remote-first companies. In the first part of the two episodes, Milla and Liam talk about the future of work, asynchronous communication, and the differences between remote and hybrid work. They also discuss their different viewpoints regarding successful leadership in a hybrid organisation. 

In this episode, Milla and Sue Bingham, founder of HPWP Group and co-creator of HPWP philosophy, talk about leadership in the era of the New Normal. Sue also shares some of the challenges she has faced when working with leaders from different fields. 

In this episode, Milla and her guest Karoliina Jarenko dive deeper into the meaning of hybrid work and its common dilemmas. Karoliina has a diverse background in consulting and organisational development, and from this perspective, she shares her best tips on how to avoid desocialization and embrace humanity in the new era of hybrid workplaces. 

Season 3 turns a new leaf in the history of Better Monday, as all the episodes will solely concentrate on hybrid work and the new normal. We kickstart the third season by unravelling a tricky question: what exactly is hybrid after all? Together with Lauriina Holmström, Digital Business Consultant at Sofokus, our hostess and Chief Happiness Officer Milla Heikkilä also share their ups and downs in trying to readjust back to normal.

On the 18th episode of Better Monday podcast, Milla is interviewing a lovely lady called Molly Johnson-Jones. Molly is an entrepreneur and one of the three co-founders of a 100 % remote company called Flexa careers. Flexa finds flexible companies and lists them on their webpage after verifying them. Flexa’s mission is to bring transparency into job hunting and help people find truly flexible jobs. In this episode Milla and Molly dive deeper into flexible work and its benefits.

Work hard, play hard… That’s a quote Lauren Silver has probably heard a lot. But you know what? This saying is very much true of her! Lauren is a clown, an actress, and a facilitator. She runs her own company called PlayWell, which trains people to be more creative and playful towards their life and work. On the 17th Better Monday podcast episode, Milla had the absolute honor to talk with this lovely, and certainly the most graceful clown she has ever met! If you’ve ever wondered what play has to do with work, you'll know after listening to this episode.