91: Not the Remote Work Yann Toutant Envisioned

Yann Toutant and I explore what it means to work remotely in a time of Covid-19 and what we are taking from it.

Conversation Highlights

• Yann Toutant joins me again–our previous conversations are
  • Working Remote on Purpose (Episode #80)
  • Being an Intrapreneur (Episode #90)
• Grappling with compassion
• The consequences of being forced to work remote without notice
  • It’s difficult if you haven’t done it before
  • It’s even more difficult to start without warning
• Yann does not see the present version of people working from home (during Covid-19) as the remote work he advocates
  • He believes home is the worst place to work from
  • It’s extremely challenging and should not be confused with regular remote work
  • Additional levels of stress and complexity
• A review of Yann’s process by which people and companies can go remote
• Getting rid of the energy that has accumulated at the end of the day
• Who we are being–explored more in conversation with Alexis Monville and the book The Anatomy of Peace
  • Where are we coming from?
  • A place of War or Peace
• Who do I want to be as I go through this unique time?
  • It’s here and it’s not going away
  • Where do you want to invest your energy?
  • A great time to be more focused on the being instead of the doing
• “Who is the person I want to BE today?” instead of “What do I want to DO today?”
• Using this time to practice being with discomfort
• If confinement (quarantine) ended tomorrow, what would you do?
  • Would you go back to the same things?
  • What would you like to be different?
  • How will you prepare?
• Not wanting to leave the boat after Yann’s four weeks confinement crossing the Atlantic
  • New smells
  • Fear
  • Having become comfortable with his internal journey and needing to venture outside again
• An important reminder and acknowledgment from Yann about the context from which he and John are having this conversation
• Are we suffering based on what we fear could happen in the future or what is actually happening in the present?
• “The future is the present, under construction”
• Possessions vs. experience
• The increased societal cost of physical distancing
• Consciously choosing
• Welcome home to yourself–take advantage of this opportunity (if it fits your situation)
• The value of doing our own work AND the value and benefit of working with a coach (not trying to do it all on your own)
  • Yann has two coaches
• The power of silence
  • Clown Syndrome
  • Filling or not filling the space
  • Silence helps the other person speak from their heart instead of their head–tapping into the unconscious

Connect with Yann Toutant

• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yann-toutant/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/YannTOUTANT

Credits

• Hallon by Christian Bjoerklund
• Cold Funk by Kevin MacLeod
• Original photo source

All songs licensed under Creative Commons

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