Author : J. Kalbach
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 49,65 MB
Release : 2018-08-25
Category :
ISBN : 9781723382789
Insights, tools, and case studies from digital-first companies and expert facilitators - including: -Pro tips & key questions around teams, tools, & techniques-Breakdowns & diagrams for dealing with essential factors like time zones, audio/video, & group size-Case studies from remote teams at Intuit, Trello, & IBM-Step-by-steps for 10+ remote-friendly workshop activities-Checklists & guides for planning, running, and following up on workshops
Author : Lisette Sutherland
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 12,73 MB
Release : 2020-06-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1119745241
"An excellent guide on how teams can effectively work together, regardless of location." —STEPHANE KASRIEL, former CEO of Upwork IN TODAY'S MODERN GLOBAL ECONOMY, companies and organizations in all sectors are embracing the game-changing benefits of the remote workplace. Managers benefit by saving money and resources and by having access to talent outside their zip codes, while employees enjoy greater job opportunities, productivity, independence, and work-life satisfaction. But in this new digital arena, companies need a plan for supporting efficiency and fostering streamlined, engaging teamwork. In Work Together Anywhere, Lisette Sutherland, an international champion of virtual-team strategies, offers a complete blueprint for optimizing team success by supporting every member of every team, including: EMPLOYEES/small advocating for work-from-home options MANAGERS/small seeking to maximize productivity and profitability TEAMS/small collaborating over complex projects and long-term goals ORGANIZATIONS/small reliant on sharing confidential documents and data COMPANY OWNERS/small striving to save money and attract the best brainpower Packed with hands-on materials and actionable advice for cultivating agility, camaraderie, and collaboration, Work Together Anywhere is a thorough and inspiring must-have guide for getting ahead in today's remote-working world.
Author : Penny Pullan
Publisher : Practical Inspiration Publishing
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 50,76 MB
Release : 2021-07-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1910056715
Do you face the challenge of running really effective meetings, facilitated sessions or workshops as part of your role? Would you like to feel more confident when working with challenging groups or senior participants? Do you want to deliver lasting results collaboratively, in virtual, hybrid and in-person environments? Making Workshops Work takes you from an initial idea or brief, through step-by-step preparation, to an engaging, well-run and effective session, resulting in agreed actions and clear follow up. You’ll feel confident, creative and competent as you deliver great results. Everyone will be committed to their actions and afterwards, whether you meet virtually, in-person or mix the two. Penny Pullan is a pioneer of virtual working and one of the world’s leading experts on running effective workshops. Her expertise and candid stories will inspire at every stage, to ensure that you are fully prepared to make the best use of your own and your participants’ valuable time. Discover: A practical step-by-step guide to get the most out of group sessions quickly whether virtual or in-person Memorable case studies, stories and examples to highlight what really works and what doesn’t Downloadable tools, templates and checklists to reduce your preparation time and enhance your effectiveness Reflective questions and exercises to help you develop your own approach, building on what works for you and adapting what doesn’t, so that each workshop is better than the last Dr Penny Pullan is the author of several books including ‘Virtual Leadership: Practical Strategies for Getting the Best out of Virtual Work and Virtual Teams'(Kogan Page, 2016). She works with people in multinational organizations who are grappling with tricky projects: uncertain, with ambiguous requirements, stakeholders who need to be engaged and virtual teams dispersed around the world. When they work with Penny, clients notice that communication, collaboration, clarity, commitment, connection and confidence grow, and change doesn’t seem quite as tricky as before!
Author : BIS Publishers
Publisher : BIS Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,24 MB
Release : 2019-02-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789063694968
Inspires you how to develop an innovative mindset, start innovation in practice, ideate new ideas, create a culture for innovation and how to implement innovation projects.
Author : Kirsten Clacey
Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 38,7 MB
Release : 2020-06-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1523089113
This approach to remote facilitation makes virtual meetings powerful means of collaboration using proven techniques to accommodate a diversity of cultures, locations, and personalities. Many people struggle with remote meetings: a cocktail of factors, such as technical barriers and invisible group norms, increase the uncertainty and risk of the already vulnerable task of collaborating and sharing ideas. When remote meetings go badly, they go really badly. Few things feel as lonely and intimidating as speaking to a screen with unreadable faces staring back in silence. This book will help you improve the quality of your remote meetings. With a little awareness, some planning, and some practice, you can make your remote meetings an effective, engaging, and powerful mechanism for collaboration within your organization. This book is for anyone seeking to get more value from remote meetings. Whether you're a seasoned facilitator, a new facilitator, or someone hoping to improve team meetings, you will be empowered with principles and actionable methods to enhance your organization's effectiveness.
Author : Henrik Horn Andersen
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 48,18 MB
Release : 2021-02-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1119765315
The covid-19 crisis accelerated virtual collaboration exponentially, creating an instant need for virtual facilitation skills. People and organizations have started on this journey, but do not yet have the experience and competencies to use this medium for effective and energetic collaboration. Virtual Facilitation will show you how to have successful virtual events, virtual meetings, virtual workshops and training. Packed full of tips, insights and real case studies, the author's practical approach to virtual facilitation will show you how to effectively learn the skills needed to suceed. This book will also cover: The role of the facilitator, and what is expected The design of the process How to avoid common mistakes Implementation and influencing behaviour Virtual Facilitation will show you how to plan for virtual events, how to develop skills to be able to host virtual meetings, virtual courses, virtual training, virtual workshops, and virtual larger events to meet 21st century needs.
Author : Marvin R Weisbord
Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 48,34 MB
Release : 2007-07-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1605093165
This practical guide details ten key principles that will profoundly change the way you think about, organize, and lead the meetings that matter most. Rather than trying to change anyone's behavior, Weisbord and Janoff show you how to change the conditions under which people interact. By doing less, you help others do more. With examples from around the world, and practical tips and exercises in every chapter, Don't Just Do Something, Stand There! gives you many new techniques for helping people discover common ground, make productive use of dissension, and take responsibility for action.
Author : James Kalbach
Publisher : O'Reilly Media
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 43,8 MB
Release : 2020-11-23
Category : Computers
ISBN : 1492076600
Customers who have inconsistent experiences with products and services are understandably frustrated. But it's worse for organizations that can't pinpoint the causes of these problems because they're too focused on processes. This updated book shows your team how to use alignment diagrams to turn valuable customer observations into actionable insight. With this powerful technique, you can visually map existing customer experience and envision future solutions. Designers, product and brand managers, marketing specialists, and business owners will discover how experience diagramming helps you determine where business goals and customer perspectives intersect. Armed with this insight, you can provide the people you serve with real value. Mapping experiences isn't just about product and service design; it's about understanding the human condition. Emphasize recent changes in business using the latest mapping techniques Create diagrams that account for multichannel experiences as well as ecosystem design Understand how facilitation is increasingly becoming part of mapping efforts, shifting the focus from a deliverable to actionability Explore ways to apply mapping of all kinds to noncommercial settings, such as helping victims of domestic violence
Author : Esther Cameron
Publisher : Kogan Page Publishers
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 41,38 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780749443511
Most workshops and meetings will achieve more in less time if they are facilitated professionally. This book gives an introduction to the essential skills needed when running a facilitated workshop.
Author : Nancy M. Settle-Murphy
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 45,20 MB
Release : 2012-12-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1466557869
A proliferation of new technologies has lulled many into thinking that we actually have to think less about how we communicate. In fact, communicating and collaborating across time, distance, and cultures has never been more complex or difficult. Written as a series of bulleted tips drawn from client experiences and best practices, Leading Effective Virtual Teams: Overcoming Time and Distance to Achieve Exceptional Results presents practical tips to help leaders engage and motivate their geographically dispersed project team members. If you’re a leader of any type of virtual team and want to help your team members collaborate more effectively, then buy this book. You will learn how to: Build trust and cultivate relationships, virtually, across your team Design and facilitate virtual meetings that are focused and engaging Influence without authority Motivate and galvanize a virtual team for top performance Blend asynchronous and synchronous communications for better virtual collaboration Navigate cross-cultural and generational differences in the absence of vital visual cues Assess skills, strengths, aptitudes, and preferences from afar Handle other tough issues that can trip up virtual teams The ideas in this book are based on Nancy Settle-Murphy’s decades of experience working as a change management consultant, facilitator, and trainer for project teams around the world. Designed to be read section by section in any order, this book shares approaches and techniques to help you address some of the toughest challenges virtual team leaders face, including keeping team members engaged from afar.
