You're leading a newly formed virtual team. How can you build trust and camaraderie effectively?
Leading a new virtual team means establishing rapport and trust without the benefit of in-person interaction. To bridge the digital distance:
- Schedule regular video check-ins to foster face-to-face communication and build personal connections.
- Encourage transparency by sharing successes and setbacks, which can create a culture of openness.
- Initiate virtual team-building activities that are both fun and relevant to your team’s interests to strengthen camaraderie.
What strategies have you found effective for nurturing trust in a virtual environment?
You're leading a newly formed virtual team. How can you build trust and camaraderie effectively?
Leading a new virtual team means establishing rapport and trust without the benefit of in-person interaction. To bridge the digital distance:
- Schedule regular video check-ins to foster face-to-face communication and build personal connections.
- Encourage transparency by sharing successes and setbacks, which can create a culture of openness.
- Initiate virtual team-building activities that are both fun and relevant to your team’s interests to strengthen camaraderie.
What strategies have you found effective for nurturing trust in a virtual environment?
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Create opportunities for personal connections, such as virtual coffee breaks and/or team-building activities, to help everyone get to know each other on a more informal level.
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We sometimes forget the very basic concept that virtual or in-person teams are made of people. Trust is built over time, exposure and vulnerability. It helps to have a weekly cadence with the team where you spend a couple of minutes on non-work activities. I have used "Roses and Thorns" as an exercise to build trust and get to know the teams I work with better. For the last five minutes of each weekly meeting members of the team are asked talk about a good thing that happened in the week (Roses) and something that didn't go as planned or they found to be upsetting (Thorns). This not only reinforces a safe space for the team but you can also then check in on team members when needed. Bonus: you can celebrate their personal wins!
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Iniciar uma equipe 100% virtual requer um planejamento específico. Criar uma rotina de encontros com cameras abertas e assuntos descontraídos como um happy hour virtual pode ajudar as pessoas se aproximarem. Propor desafios em pares e grupos para resolver problemas específicos também permite que os colegas criem um senso de equipe e se aproxime. Além disso a lideran?a pode e deve criar rotinas formais de desdobramento de assuntos da organiza??o com todo o time para que os diminua a informalidade das informa??es da rádio pe?o. E por fim, fazer um acompanhamento adequado de engajamento e performance de cada membro e oferecer suporte aos que apresentarem necessidade de apoio para desenvolver sua evolu??o profissional e pessoal.
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Virtual or not, it’s still all about building relationships. Don’t forget the basics - make sure everyone knows each other both professionally and as individuals. Try to contact everyone individually before the first call or meeting, tell them that you are looking forward to working with them and that they can reach out to you at any point. A few minutes spent on these activities at the outset will prove to be a good investment of time. Make sure everyone is on the same page and knows both their own and the team’s responsibilities. As you would in a personal setting, show leadership, be upbeat, be supportive, empower, delegate and add a dash of humour!
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I led such a challenge once. Newly hired team, all virtual with no meet opportunities. We did weekly team meetings, where we always started with ice breakers each time (with an aim to learn about each other, each culture and language, and bring trust to the team). I also had 1-2-1s with each weekly and made sure I was always available to support. We celebrated individual site wins as a team, kept focus on common goals, and as much as possible, I tried to partner them up with each other on EMEA wide projects. It is harder than conventional teams and you need to invest more time - but it is absolutely possible to establish a strong, well functioning and efficient team virtually.
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