We provide insight into how a virtual team can optimize collaboration and communication through cultural understanding and knowledge of effective virtual meeting practices.
Services: Virtual teams
Optimize collaboration in your virtual teams.
Culture shapes communication, including virtual. Our virtual and hybrid team course gives the tools to optimize teamwork and harness cultural diversity.
Do you find that your virtual meetings aren’t as effective as you’d like? Do misunderstandings arise regarding different expectations of the process: what the next steps are and who is responsible? Or is it challenging to build strong relationships and trust in virtual collaboration? Do you struggle to create a dynamic brainstorming session in a virtual meeting? If so, virtual team training can help you optimize collaboration in your virtual or hybrid teams.
You should choose this training if
- You are a team with members from many different cultural backgrounds who primarily work virtually
- You are a team with members from 2 or 3 different cultural backgrounds who primarily work virtually
- You are a multicultural team working in a hybrid setup
Takeaways from the training
Specific knowledge about:
- Which cultural differences you should be aware of in your virtual team
- What a meeting leader should pay special attention to
- How to get all team members to contribute during meetings
- How to structure a culturally intelligent “communication rhythm” (when to use TEAMS meetings, written communication, full team meetings, and one-on-one conversations)
- How cultural differences influence expectations around process management, meeting conduct, and decision-making
- How small actions can build trust, presence, and team spirit remotely
- How features in TEAMS and other virtual collaboration platforms can be used to optimize communication and foster trust in a multicultural team
Competencies to
- Plan and lead a virtual meeting and design a culturally intelligent “communication rhythm”
- Build relationships and foster trust within a virtual team
- Ensure alignment so everyone agrees on next steps, knows their responsibilities, and shares the same expectations
- Motivate meeting participants and colleagues
- Create team spirit even without physical meetings
- Optionally leverage time zone differences to “work around the clock” on your project
Workshop, course, lecture or one-to-one training?
We can advise you on the form that is most relevant to you.
