Uncertainty and Ambiguity Plus Creativity and Innovation
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Happy New Year!
We are rolling into 2022 as the pandemic continues to roil our workplaces. Is your organization ready to go hybrid? Many organizations have elected to continue their virtual workplaces, putting off a hybrid workplace model for another quarter. Two words reflect the current state of the workplace for many of us: uncertainty and ambiguity. It is not clear when this pandemic will end, when organizations may pull people back into the physical workplace, or whether we will ever return to some semblance of normal.
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In times like these, opportunities emerge. The work environment is ripe for creativity and innovation. If you are a learning professional, you are likely learning new delivery platforms, from web conferencing to third-party applications that integrate with those platforms. I’ve become a big fan of Mentimeter integrated with Zoom, for example. The combination allows me to design and facilitate engaging, playful, and interactive web workshop experiences. While I may have gotten around to checking out this application eventually, the pandemic gave me a swift kick in the derrière. And for that, I’m grateful!
If you are a virtual or hybrid leader, you’ve probably adopted new collaboration tools, figured out how to launch a Zoom team meeting, or even implemented a new project management system. You may have realized that you need to be in frequent contact with your virtual team. It’s been a stressful, overwhelming time for many employees. Your empathetic, supportive leadership was probably required to keep everyone focused and productive, despite the many changes and challenges that we are experiencing together. In short, I’m guessing that you might have become a more effective leader.
I’ve been speaking about the AIDS model to our clients in the past few months. AIDS stands for Attend, Include, Direct, Support. These four words describe the actions required of virtual facilitators delivering training to mixed audiences of co-located and virtual participants. If we want to ensure the highest quality of facilitation and engagement, then we must attend to the needs of all participants, include everyone in planned interactive activities, make sure that directions are clear, and provide supportive coaching. Those same four actions could also be taken by virtual or hybrid leaders as they work with their hybrid teams. How we show up in the virtual or hybrid workplace as a facilitator or leader can transform people’s experience.
Speaking of new opportunities, in 2022 we are launching 30-minute NetSpeed Nuggets. Offered every other month, these rapid learning sessions will introduce one or two strategies or tactics that can help your organization be successful in the virtual workplace.
Join us at our first complimentary offering of NetSpeed Nuggets, Leading Collaborative Hybrid Sessions, on Wednesday, February 16, at 1:00 pm ET / 10:00 am PT, as we explore how virtual facilitators and virtual leaders can apply the AIDS model to their hybrid or virtual workplaces. Registration is required.
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Cynthia Clay
President/CEO
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Virtual and Hybrid Team Development |
Get a strong start in 2022. We are offering the Virtual Leader program as a public course in January and February. Designed for managers of hybrid teams, the Virtual Leader program helps leaders increase their virtual presence, build connection, strengthen engagement, reduce confusion, increase collaboration, and create cultures of celebration.
The complete program price is $1100 per person with volume discounts available for three or more registrations from your organization. (Of course, we can also present a customized version of this program for your company. Contact me at [email protected] to schedule.)
We hope you can join us!
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Explore something new with one of our engaging and interactive virtual training sessions. |
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Virtual Sessions
NetSpeed Nuggets
in 2022 we are launching 30-minute NetSpeed Nuggets. Offered every other month, these rapid learning sessions will introduce one or two strategies or tactics that can help your organization be successful in the virtual workplace.
Leading Collaborative Hybrid Sessions
Explore how virtual facilitators and virtual leaders can apply the AIDS model to their hybrid or virtual workplaces.
Wed., February 16th
1:00 pm ET/10:00 am PT
Complimentary
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Begin 2022 With Virtual Facilitator Trainer Certification
Now is the time to build stronger virtual facilitation skills!
This popular course has received rave reviews from participants as it provides a deep-dive into best practices for virtual facilitation and design.
Now it's your turn to rock the virtual classroom! The January/February course opens on January 13th with the first webinar on January 20th.
SPECIAL DISCOUNT!
Register for the January/February course and pay by January 12th to receive a $350 discount. Use the promo code "January" at registration.
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Virtual Producer Course
Do you want to equip virtual training producers (hosts) to troubleshoot common issues that crop up in web training events?
Every virtual facilitator needs a capable virtual training producer. A strong producer frees the facilitator to focus on the learners' experience, not the technology. If you want to develop the skills of your own virtual classroom producers, check out our Virtual Producer Course.
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