Virtual Conference on Building a Virtual Team
Last Wednesday, I facilitated a virtual conference on building a virtual team called “A Manager’s Guide to Virtual Teams – Bringing Reality to Your Virtual Teams” with HR.com. This webcast was attended by HR Professionals, Project Managers and Virtual Team Members. You can access the recording of the webcast here.
Description of the Event (Hr.com):
Virtual Teams have transformed the workplace. Today, the Virtual Team is an increasingly common alternative to the traditional work group. While virtual teams offer many advantages, the lack of face-to-face interaction creates new issues. Perhaps the most critical one is the difficulty in maintaining clear communication. Connection is the lifeblood of organizations, and without a ‘human connection’ facilitating communication, virtual teams cannot achieve optimum performance. As HR practitioners know, initial team procedures set the tone for the ‘rules of the road’ that define how work gets done. This Team Set Up phase is important for all teams, but the virtual world presents an extra challenge – working effectively without the benefit of ‘water-cooler’ contact. With relentless deadlines driving the workday, many virtual teams do not initially put in place ways to build the strong relationships that drive business success. Whether you are managing an international project or you’ve just hired a vendor in another state, you are working in a virtual situation.
In this session, Author Yael Zofi shared highlights from her recently published book, A Manager’s Guide to Virtual Teams, on building a virtual team effectively, and provided insights from field research with more than 150 virtual team managers and members. Attendees learned proven techniques to use when facilitating the human connection in the workplace. This webcast explores the four key virtual challenges: Communication, Creating Trust and Accountability, Handling Misunderstandings and Getting Deliverables Out the Door, with a special focus on Cross Cultural Communications in a virtual environment.
What You Will Learn:
- Discover current best practice techniques to facilitate the human connection in a virtual workplace.
- Examine the four common challenges of all virtual teams and identify ways to overcome them.
- Learn three sure fire techniques to getting your virtual team up and running to maximize effectiveness
You will benefit from this webcast if you are a:
- HR Professional
- Manager
- Project Manager
- Virtual Team Member
To find more details about this webcast on building a virtual team, such as the audio recording, or the presentation slides, please visit HR.com virtual booth page
