“Bridging the Distance” teaches virtual teams to build trust and work effectively over the web.
Webinar series uses FacilitatePro™ collaboration software to create a highly interactive learning experience.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – 02/01/2006 – All work teams struggle occasionally to keep focused and productive, but virtual teams have it even worse -- they have to learn to build trust and work effectively across time zones and cultural boundaries. That’s why Nancy Settle-Murphy, CEO of Chrysalis International, a firm that coaches virtual teams, developed the Bridging the Distance webinar series. Each two-hour webinar is full of straightforward guidance and techniques on how to build successful virtual teams. Participants learn how to keep team members engaged, establish team ground rules and build consensus in a virtual environment.
Settle-Murphy designed the webinar series using FacilitatePro web collaboration software to create a highly interactive learning experience. She explained that “most webinars stop short of allowing the group participation that is a key aspect of learning. What’s missing is the ability to develop ideas as a group and let participants add their own experience to the mix”. Keeping presentation time to a minimum, Settle-Murphy uses FacilitatePro to engage participants in brainstorming issues, prioritizing challenges, solving real-life scenarios, answering quizzes and conducting fast paced “meeting makeovers.”
Settle-Murphy says that participants in these interactive webinars stay more engaged than in a traditional web conference. “People are contributing as well as listening, so they tend not to turn to their emails or start side conversations. They retain more of the information and leave with direct experience of what it is like to work effectively in a virtual team.”
Settle-Murphy finds that developing a high performance virtual team takes planning, practice and patience. “Technology like FacilitatePro makes it possible for workers located in different places to communicate and collaborate effectively. And, it’s equally important to pay attention to team norms, cultural differences and group dynamics. People, process and technology all have to be in sync in order for virtual work to work.”
Chrysalis International offers three webinars as part of the Bridging the Distance series:
Wish you could make remote meetings better focused and more productive?
- How to Run a GREAT Remote Meeting
Need to generate innovative ideas among those who work from a distance
- Brainstorming for Virtual Teams
Struggling to find ways to build trust among virtual team members
- Building Trust across Borders
For more information on upcoming dates and enrollment, visit Chrysalis International at www.ChrysalisInternational.com or contact Nancy Settle-Murphy at nancy@chrysalisinternational.com.
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