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Develop a high-performing ‘hybrid’ (onsite / virtual) workplace

Working Virtually Is Here to Stay

Mitigate the challenges. Seize the benefits.

UGM’s recent research study, ‘Working From Home in a COVID Context‘, confirmed the following outcomes…

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PowerHour tackles the challenge of building connection and develops the mindset, skills and behaviours that people need to thrive in a much more turbulent and virtual world. Short, sharp 60 minute ‘live virtual workshop‘ sessions prioritise interpersonal connection while focusing on a specific aspect of working effectively in rapidly changing and increasingly virtual contexts.

Benefits of PowerHour for a hybrid workplace

Respondents in UGM’s ‘Working From Home in a COVID Context‘ wanted to see more of the following skills/mindsets developed…

Use PowerHour to get ahead virtually

Mitigate the challenges. Seize the benefits.

  • Provide informal, virtual ‘water cooler’ opportunities to promote networks and build resilience.
  • Connect groups of up to 25 in supportive virtual workshops that facilitate networking across business lines and functions.
  • Ensure each connection opportunity is intentional but nevertheless quite informal.
  • Get well-being benefits from the social connection.
  • Acquire the insights, skills and behaviours that support a more agile mindset.
  • Develop the organisational culture essential for work in today’s fast-changing and largely virtual world.
  • Share immediately usable techniques that support productive business and personal outcomes.
  • Learn the mindset and skills that underpin success today and future adaptability.
  • Leave every PowerHour session with an actionable plan to implement at least one improved way of working within a week.
  • Agree to report actions and their impact to a PowerHour colleague.
  • Magnify the business impact from each PowerHour session by sharing new insights with at least 3 colleagues who weren’t there.

EXAMPLE  POWERHOUR  SESSIONS

(Choose from a large menu of topics that best suit your own context)

We’ve arranged the example topics below according to the four desired skills/mindset themes that people in UGM’s ‘Working from Home in a COVID context‘ research study felt were needed. Each dot point represents a possible PowerHour session. These are indicative only, and many, many more variations are available, customisable to your own needs.

  • Use impact mapping to align priorities in your virtual team.
  • Design small, survivable experiments to encourage change agility.
  • Make your business planning more actionable with a powerful From-To tool.
  • Learn the decision-making approaches most suited to uncertain times.
  • Learn 5 tips for connecting and staying connected in a virtual context.
  • Introduce ‘peer mentoring’ techniques to help your team members support each other.
  • Create regular virtual ‘water cooler’ conversations that build informal networks.
  • Use dynamic listening skills to promote a sense of belonging.
  • Learn four ways you can ensure your virtual meetings deliver outcomes.
  • Make the most of technology to support thinking together virtually.
  • Master the facilitation secrets of great virtual meeting chairs.
  • Introduce disagreement protocols to make your meetings more dynamic and inclusive.
  • Set up your home office space to optimise virtual interactions.
  • Learn simple ways you can minimise distractions when working virtually.
  • Design an influence plan to keep your career progression on track.
  • Learn mindfulness techniques that reduce stress and increase resilience.

UGM CLIENT FEEDBACK

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Lots of great practical tools, tips and examples to make an immediate impact in my work.
Managing Principal
IT Consulting Firm
Inspiring. Like the practical and theory intertwined. Very well done. Very well referenced.
Manager Educational Development
National Institute, Agriculture Sector
I learned personal and team management techniques that will have an immediate impact on my career
Team Leader
Public Sector Organisation
A clear and constructive learning environment with simple and effective content and tools.
Chief Operating Office
Medical Research Organisation
Thought provoking, practical and able to be implemented immediately. The tools provided are invaluable
Senior Associate
Law Firm
Progressive, based on research and contemporary examples. Positive actions and tasks to take away and use straight away.
Product Manager
Retail Business

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