global people collaborating virtually

creating connection at a distance: a blended learning programme

anintroduction

Organisations, teams, people now juggle priorities within a

24/7 world of connections.This new world of work requires the ability

to manage higher levels o f p hys i c a l a n d c u l t u r a l d i s t a n c e

between colleagues, customers and business partners... for example...

matrix working increases our need to influence a wider range of culturally diverse and geographically distant stakeholders

global teams now need to connect, focus, evolve and achieve without ever meeting face-to-face

professionals need to balance local and global reporting relationships across increasingly dispersed organizations where even dotted lines are blurred.

networks come together ‘on the fly’ for tough projects with loose membership

All these contexts demand an ability to collaborate in a world where trust and shared identity must be built with minimal or zero

face-to-face contact

but also…

A wide variety of employees require practical skills to create connection through technology and they need cultural

self-awareness to successfully connect with others in different locations

How can you equip your organisation, your teams and yourpeople for these global virtual challenges?

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What is the Global People Collaborating Virtually

programme?

It is a flexible solution to the needs of people working virtually and across boundaries

It is a totally virtual approach to managing across cultures

It uses a learning methodology delivered virtually and based on state-of-the-art thinking about how best to create engaging learning at a distance

It is a combination of web workshops, online learning, peer interaction and coaching at a distance

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During 6 weeks with approximately 14-hours’ time commitment for both online and off-line work, participants are guided through:

…all facilitated from the learning platform Moodle which becomes the ‘Virtual Home’ of the programme!

2 live web-workshops

individual work using a dynamic video case to illustrate issues in multicultural virtual teams

opportunities to apply the learning in online reflections and discussions with facilitators and peers

How does it work?

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What is the purpose of the programme?

develop awareness of your own culturally influenced collaboration and communication style

recognize how your own preferences can impact on others, especially when working virtually

share best practices in building trust, inclusion and commitment across cultures and distance

learn to optimize your choice of technologies to meet your collaboration needs

take away practical insights into successful team practices and personal leadership in distributed work environments

…and still have an enjoyable, engaging and thought provoking experience!

A thought-provoking, beneficial learning activity which kept me engaged and gave me some practical and pragmatic learning

- Leadership and Development Manager, International Engineering and Project Management services company

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25 yearsexperience in developing over 50,000 global people

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Global People Collaborating Virtually

programme road map

welcome and getting startedindividual work in own time at Moodle Site - the “virtual home”.short induction video: why this course? how does it work?virtual Discussion: Getting to know

each other

Pre - assignment at Moodle Site live webconference #1: the feedback message- impact of diversity on virtual communication

managing multiculturalteams module 1, 2 and 3:self-directed learning based on videocase accessible from Moodle site;application activities & discussion onMoodle Site

online learning and

knowledge transfer activities

pre - assignment at Moodle Site

live webconference #2: influencing withoutauthority in virtualenvironments

Optional post-course activities

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