Virtual leadership

Remote Leadership
Virtual leadership across cultures

Virtual leadership of employees from different cultural backgrounds can be challenging due to cultural differences, and physical distance can further complicate the management process.

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Services: Virtual leadership

Build trust and presence from a distance as a global leader

Did you know that the physical distance between manager and employee can lead to 80% decrease in confidence, and that complying with budgets and schedules can become 60 % harder?

Cultural training in virtual leadership provides insight into how you, as a leader, can best leverage your strengths in an international context in a culturally intelligent way.

Do you, for example, find it difficult to get everyone to contribute during virtual meetings and brainstorming sessions? Are you unsure whether your message has been understood or if your team actually leaves the virtual meeting aligned on the next steps? Or do you find it challenging to build trust and strong relationships within the team due to physical distance? If so, virtual leadership training may be the right choice for you.

You should choose this training if

You are a leader/manager of employees with another cultural background than yourself
You are a leader/manager of employees with different cultural backgrounds who work together virtually

This training will give you, amongst other things

Specific knowledge about

Which cultural differences you should be aware of between you and your group of employees, and the cultural differences internally within the group
How to design and facilitate culturally inclusive virtual meetings
How to structure a culturally intelligent “communication rhythm” (when to use TEAMS and written communication, when to meet as a full team, and when one-on-one conversations are most appropriate)
How culture influences expectations of leadership and leadership style
How culture affects different expectations regarding decision-making processes
How features in tools like TEAMS can be used to optimize virtual communication between leaders and employees, as well as among employees themselves

Competencies to

Build trusting relations in a virtual team
Engage everyone in meetings in a culturally inclusive way
Motivate in a multicultural group of employees
Give feedback in a culturally sensitive way
Create dynamic brainstorming sessions in a virtual meeting
Design, tailor and lead a virtual meeting
Adapt and differentiate your leadership style

Workshop, course, lecture or one-to-one training?

If you want to train a group of leaders located in different places, we can create a virtual program. One of the benefits is that you can see in practice how engaging virtual meetings can be designed. Read more here about our different formats.

If you lead a multicultural team working together on-site, take a look at our Global Leadership course here.

Read the interview with Signe Ørom in Jyllands-Posten about global leadership.

We can advise you on the form that is most relevant to you.

Workshops & Exercises

Research-based, engaging, and practical workshops

At ConnectingCultures, we combine the latest research with real-world challenges. We deliver evidence-based insights in an engaging and accessible way – and we make sure the process is both interactive and enjoyable.

We turn insight into action through exercises, reflections, and case work, ensuring that participants leave with concrete strategies they can apply immediately. In this way, learning becomes embedded in everyday practice, and future decisions are made on a solid foundation of knowledge.

Our experienced consultants have many years of expertise in facilitating workshops on Cultural Intelligence, Diversity & Inclusion, leadership, and collaboration.

Kulturspecialister og DEI-specialister hos ConnectingCultures

Super exciting and useful course. A real eye-opener for me was realizing that I need to prepare better for the meetings I lead – I’ve discovered how important cultural preparation is to get the most out of the meetings!

Maria Stallknecht, Manager, Sales & Technical Services
CP KELCO

I worked with ConnectingCultures in preparation for an overseas leadership posting in India. In one day I got a great overview, much good advice and useful feed-back on observations already acquired. All at a high level and very much worth its while.

Erik Graumann, Vice President – Country-Specific
TORM

Thank you for a really great workshop yesterday, Mikkel. Both the team and I thoroughly enjoyed the day. They especially highlighted – rightly so – your broad knowledge, the combination of presentation, discussion, and self-assessment, as well as the focus on how we as Danes may be perceived. It was also greatly appreciated that you provided concrete, practical advice. The workshop gave us many “aha” moments and reflections that we will carry back into leading our teams and collaborating with our suppliers.

Nanna Eram Jensen – Vice President, Strategy & Rolling Stock
Grundfos

Besides being very knowledgeable about cultural aspects and backgrounds, Connecting Cultures manages to make the online trainings both inspirational and engaging. I highly recommend anyone working in multicultural organizations to reach out to ConnectingCultures and hear more about the learning possibilities.

Lene Frøby Kivsmose – Learning & Development Partner
BEC