During the COVID-19 pandemic, the abrupt transition to remote work significantly altered the way we interact. While digital tools facilitated essential communication, they couldn’t fully replicate the nuanced and dynamic interactions of in-person meetings.

This is especially evident in product organisations working across international borders.

Working with product managers across different Mediahuis entities for several years, we experience the many challenges they face first-hand. Maintaining highly engaged teams throughout the ever-changing product cycle is one of the most challenging.

At Mediahuis Belgium, as in any other media company, we focus a lot on our digital products. That’s a very sound strategic choice, but it can also lead to a lot of pressure on the product teams: Everybody has an opinion on what they do, what is being delivered, the way projects are prioritised, and so on.

De idee om zelf ooit een podcast te starten, ligt stof te vergaren, maar ooit komt het ervan. In deze blogpost vertel ik al iets over mijn herontdekkingsreis in podcastland: wat is de corona-impact, zeker advertenties. En hoe zit dat met vrouwen en podcasts?