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4 Virtual Team Building Ideas for Remote Teams

Chart Your Course

Team building is essential for a productive, thriving and trustworthy environment. Engaging teams through non-work-related activities is also a fun way for employees to step away from the job for a nice mental break. Insta-Team Building. Team Fitness Challenge. Coffee Dates.

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WFH Is Here to Stay—How To Manage a Remote Team Effectively?

HR Digest

Define the Channels : Specify the communication channels for different purposes – emails for formal updates, Slack for quick hits, video calls for brainstorming sessions, and so on. Invest in a suite of virtual team communication technologies, like collaborative software, video conferencing, and project management platforms.

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Key Elements for a Successful Employee Training Program

HR Digest

When training was nothing more than a mere suggestion, and the only development opportunities were the occasional team-building retreats? So, grab a whiteboard and start brainstorming. So, grab your pen and paper and start brainstorming the specific skills, knowledge, and behaviors you want your employees to acquire.

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Is Grumbling Your First Response To Cutbacks?

Lead Change Blog

Next time you face a workplace cutback, consider these four points: Adversity Is A Team-Building Opportunity – After discovering that we would be waiting a month for a permanent solution, our family members had a brainstorming session. What could we adjust on a day-to-day basis to meet our food storage needs?

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Do Your Meetings Suck? How do You Know?

The Practical Leader

Facilitation — set and follow meeting ground rules (such as distracting screen time), asking more questions, fostering true debates, agenda time management, polling the group live or with technology, and “brainwriting” rather than brainstorming conversations.

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Strategies to Create a Positive Working Environment

HR Digest

Fostering a sense of belonging and camaraderie through team-building activities, employee resource groups, and social events. Providing tools and technologies that facilitate seamless communication and real-time collaboration, such as project management software or team messaging platforms.

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Top Leadership Blog Posts

Michael Lee Stallard

Michael Cardus presents Planning; Nothing Magical Just Your Work posted at Create-Learning Team Building & Leadership Blog , saying, “Within all parts of your work YOUR knowledge and thinking must be part of the plan. Shawn Cyne, Author of Brainsteering, tells us to forget the brainstorming.

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