Cheryl Cran

Leading Virtual Teams In A Fast Changing Workplace

Leading Virtual Teams In A Fast Changing Workplace
In 2020 companies have had to rapidly pivot and adjust to the major disruption of the pandemic.

Leaders have had to quickly shift their teams to work virtually and this quick shift has created challenges that include keeping teams engaged and productive.

Audience takeaways:

• The new hybrid future of work reality and what it means for business
• How leaders can increase team culture in a virtual team/ in office team reality
• How to increase team motivation with half the teams working remotely
• A change leadership model to help leaders coach their teams to greater productivity
• How to leverage video/collaboration tools to increase team collaboration

Navigating What’s Next in a Post Covid-19 Reality

No one predicted that a global pandemic in 2020 would upend the entire way we work and live.

What WAS predicted by futurists was a remote work reality, an automated reality and a new way of leading in the future of work.
The best way to predict the future is to focus on the now and look at patterns to look at ‘what’s next’. There is no going back to ’normal’ there is only preparing for and creating the future.

Audience takeaways:

• A look into the future and ’next normal’ of work including hybrid work set ups
• Case studies of companies who are shifting to ‘virtual’ workplace as their new normal
• A model on how leaders and teams can change and adapt quickly to ongoing disruption and change
• The top 5 skills needed by leaders and teams to increase agility and adaptability
• How to leverage technology to maximize team communication and performance
• How to use the PREDICT model to navigate what’s next for your business and industry

Leading Change In a Post Covid Future - How To Deal With People Challenges in a WFH Reality

The pandemic has accelerated future of work realities such as increased work from home workers and the inherent challenges that come with remote work.

In the past workplace culture was handled based on in-person conversations, performance was measured on metrics as well as on team interactions.

Now and into the future workplace culture is about remote and how to engage with remote workers and how to succeed in remote teams.

In the past few months, our surveys have found that leaders are struggling with how to lead, engage and manage performance of their WFH workers.

Audience takeaways:

• Research on how work has completely shifted the mentalities of workers due to remote and WFH reality
• How the remote work reality has shifted perspectives on performance measurement
• Why certain workers have adapted well to virtual work and others are struggling to juggle multiple challenges (mental health/childcare/working in a non-office environment)
• How training has changed from in-office mentoring towards a structured learning plan
• The emotional reality of the pandemic disruption and how to deal with changes in people leaving (honoring longtime workers who are leaving)
• How to clearly articulate performance expectations throughout changing financial reality (budget/downsizing)

The Future of Work Is Now- Are You Ready?

Employee engagement, creating future ready leaders, attracting and retaining top talent are all elements that are rapidly changing and impacting the way we work and how we need to change to meet the challenges of the future workplace today.

This keynote will provide researched global business insights, thought provoking, creative, leading edge ideas and strategies on how leaders can take immediate action to increase team buy in, adaptability and execution NOW as we head towards 2030.

• A look at the trends and technologies shaping the future workplace today
• Ideas for leaders and their teams to adapt their personality style and leadership style to the fast changing workplace
• “How” to successfully work with and engage the multiple generations in the workplace
• Insights into how leaders need to adapt to the ever-changing reality of worker attitudes and shifting attitudes on loyalty, job satisfaction and how work is done
• Mindset model on how to navigate fast pace of change as we head to future of work
• Research on the multiple intelligences needed to navigate the future of work
• Case studies and examples of progressive companies and leaders on the leading edge of creating innovative future ready workplaces
• Strategies on how to get everyone on board with the overall future vision, build excitement for the company’s direction and create commitment and buy-in to taking action today and for the future

The Best Way to Create the Future is to Map It.

This future of work keynote provides insights into the future of work and strategies to proactively map the future as a leader. Dynamic ideas and creative approaches to help build future ready leadership that drives transformation towards the future of work.

• Insights on the impact of AI and robotics on your industry locally and globally
• A bi-modal model on how to leverage the best of what’s working now with data from future trends research
• Case studies of organizations that have successfully mapped their future by being on top of trends and future of work
• How to harness the ‘people first’ principle of future workplaces and a look at leaders who have leveraged technology to enable extraordinary value for clients and employee experience
• A ‘what needs to change’ and ‘what will never change’ checklist to help prioritize strategic actions towards future of work
• Inspiration, ideas and a ‘map’ of the future for self/teams/business that can be put into practical application right away
• NextMapping™ model and steps to create your future for self/business

Future Ready Teams - How to Create Agile, Adaptable & Innovative Teams

This future of teams’ keynote provides dynamic insights into the future of teams and how team structure is morphing to meet the real-time disruptions and demands of fast changing world. Research shows that small teams with highly motivated and engaged individuals are able to innovate and execute very quickly. The impact on business with high performing teams is faster ideas to market, nimble solutions for client experience and ultimately competitive advantage.

• The latest research on team dynamics needed for future of work
• Statistics and data on the best future of work structure of a team, the best mix of personalities, aptitudes and more
• Strategies for team members to build a ‘me to we’ future of work attitude
• A mindset model on how to shift towards a ‘shared leadership’ team culture
• Ideas on how to cross collaborate, break down silos and innovate across the business
• How to create agile, adaptable and innovative teams
• Inspiration and plans to ‘map out’ what’s next for your teams to be future of work ready