We've assembled a special package of online, instructor-led courses to help team members work better together in the wake of COVID-19 Distancing and working from home.
The short courses are called Action Accelerators, skill-building experiences focused on a single topic. An Action Accelerator is comprised of two 120-minute online sessions spread over 1-3 weeks. Participants are provided guidelines for applying target skills in the time between sessions.
The course topics in this package are:
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Self-Paced Online Survey
Choose goals and begin to focus expectations on upcoming webinar.
Knowledge Acquisition Webinar
Instructors present a framework & tools, then show how to use them.
Apply Skills at Work
Return to work with assignment to apply what you’ve learned.
Practice Lab
Share your experience, receive feedback and coaching from IA coach and peers. Demonstrate your skills and achieve results
Set Up Distributed Teams
Best practices for setting direction, maintaining focus, and sharing responsibility for success — for new teams or boosting existing teams
Lead with Purpose & Empathy
Learn how successful leaders connect with virtual team members, increase psychological safety, foster personal accountability, and share responsibility for success
Really Listen & Understand People
Techniques for hearing and understanding people more accurately, appreciating alternative points of view, and encouraging honest communication
Engage Everyone in Online Meetings
Facilitative techniques for focusing attention, including everyone, generating ideas, and noting ideas on a common visual display
Build Trust & Rapport in the Virtual Workplace*
Ways to assemble the building blocks of trust when working in different locations: dependability, values congruence, transparency, competence, and focused intention
Raise & Address Difficult Subjects
Techniques for initiating difficult conversations, helping colleagues say what’s on their minds, and develop team norms for addressing hard topics
Give Feedback from a Distance*
Learn how to observe others’ actions and behaviors from a distance in order to (a) provide constructive feedback, and (b) support virtual colleagues in responding to a request for a change in their behavior.
Tame the Online Meeting Monster™*
Techniques for planning the meeting, keeping people on track, building agreements, and completing with clear and practical action plans
Present Online with Confidence
Techniques to engage and command the attention of listeners by using compelling messages, attractive visuals, and vocal variety
Influence Stakeholders from a Distance*
Techniques for shaping the opinions and behavior of people whose support we want, but over whom we may have little authority
Reconcile Differences on Virtual Teams
Techniques for handling disagreements when working from a distance so you can get back to collaborating versus competing and withholding support
Ask Better Questions to Get Better Solutions
Ways to spot biased and limiting questions (mental quicksand) and to fashion questions, problem definitions, and opportunity statements that hit the mark
Reach Agreements with Virtual Co-Workers*
Learn the steps for building understanding and informed decisions by developing your ability to scan for proposals, think through alternatives, and fashion smart agreements.
*These programs are included in the Essential Skills for Virtual Collaboration Series