After a year or more of virtual meetings, many team leaders are looking for a few ways to spice things up and boost engagement. For many remote and hybrid teams, finding ways to build genuine connection and foster relationships between dispersed team members has been key to their success.
The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed millions of employees around the world out of their offices and into makeshift home offices as they do their daily work. Around six months into the pandemic, 71 percent of Americans who said their jobs could be done from home were doing their jobs from home.
The workforce has become largely remote, leading many businesses to seek out online ways to connect team members. One such challenge that has arisen in this new environment is building trust among virtual teams. Fortunately, many solutions have emerged in response to this issue that businesses can rely on. Keep reading to learn just a few ways that you can build trust among your virtual teams.
Sales kickoffs are all about motivation, networking, team-building, leadership and fun. In today’s remote & hybrid working world, with everyone fatigued and disengaged from classic video-conferencing meetings, is it possible to plan a virtual sales kickoff that is fun and engaging?
When your team is in a hybrid or remote working situation, holiday party planning takes on even more challenges than usual. You can realize the benefits of throwing engaging get-togethers during the holiday season and really want to celebrate the hard work of your employees, but it’s no longer as simple as scheduling caterers. How do you plan a fun event for your employees when some are hoping to party in person, while others are staying home and not comfortable being in a group setting?
While remote and hybrid work are highly desirable for employees around the world, the reality of maintaining team cohesion is team leaders have to be even more intentional than they would have to in the office. Building authentic relationships with coworkers can end up getting pushed to the side when employees are dispersed and your only “face-time” is on stagnant video conferencing platforms. Yet, at the same time, relationship building and strong team cohesion is absolutely critical for increasing employee engagement, improving performance, and retention of top talent.
Exciting news! The Preciate Event Partner channel is officially open to companies around the globe. We are thrilled to be partnering with companies like 6Connex who are able to integrate Preciate into their own virtual event products and platforms. Through these partnerships, we enable companies that specialize in virtual events, education, and training to conduct their business more effectively than ever before.
With Halloween right around the corner, now is the perfect time to plan a holiday get together for you and your team. Holiday parties are a great way to bond and get to know each other in a casual and relaxed atmosphere. If your team is remote, hybrid, or if you are looking for an affordable and accessible solution, try organizing your spooky soiree virtually.
There is a lot of debate going on right now around the future of office work. Work from home. Return to the office. Hybrid arrangements. What will the future really look like?
For many of us, 2020 was the year that we became all too familiar with Zoom meetings. Day after day, hour after hour, it felt like there was no end to the meetings, many of which could have been shorter or more engaging in an office setting.
