Engaging and motivating teams in a virtual world
Motivating and engaging our teams is important during ‘normal’ times and perhaps even more so in challenging times like these.
Our options for bringing teams together face-to-face are limited for the foreseeable, so we can’t hold the same sorts of events or do the same activities we normally would. And at this time of year, many of us would be planning Christmas parties or sales kick-off events for the start of the new year
Some will have worked better than others, there is a certainly a skill to delivering an online session which holds the participants attention and leaves them with a positive memorable experience.
But whatever the aim – whether it is to get some important information across, teach a new skill, get people motivated and energised or just let your hair down together – there are lots of ways to do this virtually, and when done well, you can achieve a really positive impact.
Coaching and wellbeing
We can help clients plan sessions which bring in experts to deliver tailored virtual sessions for their teams on areas which can help them develop. For a sales team this could be around communication and body language – specifically when dealing with customers online. Or this could be on topics associated with good mental health and wellbeing, in particular when teams are working remotely which not everyone will be used to.
On a lighter note, there are lots of great ways to inject some fun into online team sessions. You could invite them to join in an online CSI quiz where the participants become detectives, using a range of props sent out to them in the post in advance? Or maybe a juggling session would be more their thing?
You can also hold a virtual cocktail making session, where an expert bartender teaches them how to make their favourite cocktail, using ingredients sent out in advance. A similar activity is a virtual wine tasting event, with a sommelier talking the participants through the different wines they received earlier (who even knew ‘letterbox wine’ was a thing?!).
Our team at Event Works can support you in delivering any of these activities and more. We can discuss what you would like to achieve, offer ideas and then make it all happen.
Get in touch now and we can talk about the options and get started with the planning.