The Virtual Leader's Advantage: Getting Results Across Distance

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The Virtual Leader’s Advantage:Getting Results Across Distance

November 10, 2016


About Cynthia Clay

• 25+ years of leadership development experience

• Author of Great Webinars • Chief Architect of the new Virtual

Leader™ program


Webinar Objectives

• Explore the top 11 needs of virtual team members

• Harness the values of the Millennial generation in the virtual workplace

• Take away the results of a Virtual Leadership Survey

• Learn more about NetSpeed’s Virtual Leader™ program


Purpose

What is your primary purpose in attending this webinar?


A virtual leader manages a team with individuals who telecommute or work from other locations.

Definition


Who Uses Virtual Teams?

Nearly 50% of organizations now rely on virtual individuals and teams.


Trends

• Virtual teams• Transnational teams• Aging of the workforce• Entrance of the Millennials

Are these trends impacting your organization? How?


Top Ten Strengths*

N = 301

* Leaders were asked: When thinking about the way you lead your virtual team, how well do the following characteristics describe you as a virtual leader?


Top Ten Strengths**

N = 296

**Team Members were asked: When thinking about the way your virtual leader leads your virtual team, how well do each of the following characteristics describe him or her?


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The Needs of Virtual Team Members


Enter the Millennials

What is the impact of this generationon your organization?


C3 Model

Calibration Collaboration Celebration


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The Power of Web ConferencingRunning Effective Virtual Meetings

The Power of Connection Building Virtual Relationships

The Power of Calibration Building Accountability on a Virtual Team

The Power of Collaboration Harnessing Individual and Team Strengths

The Power of Celebration Recognizing Individual and Team Results

The Roadmap


• Five, 90-minute web workshops• Delivered by our virtual trainers

or your virtual trainers• Combined with NetSpeed Fast

Tracks™ mobile for pre- and post-class reinforcement

• May be licensed and customized

Synchronous


Learning Platform

• Reinforce learning with text, multimedia, and social interaction

• Connect with class blog and comments


Mobile-enabled

• Accessible on any device• Use mobile device’s voice

recognition to dictate responses to online assignments

• Add photos from mobile device

• Interface similar to Facebook or Yammer


May Be Co-branded


• Five online topics in a peer-to-peer learning environment

• Short recorded webinars, animated video, presentations, class blog, polls, and quizzes

• Hosted in NetSpeed Fast Tracks™ mobile

• May be licensed and customized

Asynchronous


Co-branded


Assignments Tracked

• Facilitators may view dashboard• Individuals may track their own progress


Next Steps

1. Request a preview of program materials.2. Schedule a demonstration of the Virtual

Leader™ and NetSpeed Fast Tracks ™for other stakeholders.

3. Request a proposal.4. Bring the Virtual Leader ™ to

your organization.


Take Action

What will you do now?


Virtual Facilitator Course

• Next four-week public course opens in January

• Schedule private courses in any web conference platform

http://netspeedlearning.com/virtual-learning/facilitation/






Yearend Promotion

15% discount offered on products and services* purchased by December 10, 2016.

* Minimum $25,000 before discount


Complete Our Survey

• Receive a link to view the recording and a link to view the slides.

• Receive the virtual leader/virtual team member survey results.

• Download the newVirtual Workplaceinfographic.

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Thank You!

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The Virtual Leader's Advantage: Getting Results Across Distance