- that applies to business relationships too! It comes as no surprise that everyone who is in a leadership role knows how important relationships are. When I have conversations with leaders their focus is mainly on how to build relationships, whether it is in…
How often have you led or participated in virtual meetings where the engagement of the other participants seemed to be low and discussion limited only to two or three persons? In a recent discussion with a virtual team leader we discussed exactly this challenge. It was not…
Session theme: Mastering presence in virtual meetings The beginning of our session was particularly interesting, as for some visitors it was rather unusual to have the webcam on. Hence, we started talking about when the use of webcams is appropriate and when it would actually get in…
Review of the launch session of our VLD-Café - an online meeting point just like the coffee corner in your company, only using the computer and therefore with the option of meeting people from different places and companies at the same time.
Are you one of those people who believe that great discussions take place around coffee corners in businesses? Unfortunately, they don't exist in our virtual world. Or should we say, they didn't exist, because now we are offering a virtual coffee corner, so to speak.…
Very often I hear from leaders that they consider videoconferencing the ultimate way of interacting remotely and be present. This is true if you still rely on visual tools as the one and only form of expressing your presence. Research shows that the selection of technology…
In recent years virtual leadership has matured from an exception to being almost the norm in international organisations. Many conversations I have with leaders who are more and more exposed to virtual leadership show that different mindsets are necessary to be effective in a virtual context.…
How often have you experienced bosses you worked for giving you the impression that their behaviour was not really authentic but more of a simulated role they have learned in some of their training courses. How strong was your followership to those bosses? In the…
Leading at a distance, being a virtual leader, is becoming the norm in international organizations. Yet research shows that less than 30% of virtual leaders are perceived as being effective and successful. I am sure no leader in that position is happy with such an…
