10 lessons about virtual network leadership development | panelist: june holley

AUGUST| 2014

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Lessons about Virtual Network Leadership DevelopmentWith June Holley, Network Weaver

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Lessons about Virtual Network Leadership DevelopmentPresenter: June Holley, Network WeaverDate: 8/27/14

TODAY’S PRESENTER

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Network Leadership Development in a Virtual Environment

Leadership Learning CommunityAugust 2014

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“Virtual training is fine, but it will never be the same as face-to-face”

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• Do you have groups or networks that are geographically dispersed, making face-to-face meetings difficult?

• How would you rate your experience using virtual platforms for leadership development or other trainings?

• Have you used video conferencing?• Have you used breakout rooms?

Poll

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• 5 month series of teleconferences using startmeeting.com

• 21 people plus 2 facilitators• Co-facilitated by June Holley and Kristin

Johnstad• Set of Google docs• Self-organizing of activities between sessions• Purpose: to learn basics of being a consultant

about networks and network weaving

Background: The Network Consultants’ Practicum

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New concepts

How to apply

Commitment to try

Practice outside the

session

Talk about how it worked

Help each other w

challengesThe Leadership Development ProcessIs a Learning Action Process

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Relationships

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• Informal engagement – chat

• Formal engagement – breakout rooms

• Face-to-face – video for visual cues that build trust and hold attention

• Ways to get a sense of where the group is - polls

4 Engagement Tools for Virtual Platforms

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• Google docs: meeting notes, surveys

• Dropbox: articles for people to read

2 Storage Options

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Troubleshoot tech

problems

Ask questionsBuild relationships

Provide additional resources

Chat

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$19.85/mo

$2100/year

Only 4 breakout groups

Breakout Rooms for Small Groups

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Free to $19.95/mo

Google Hangouts Free

Video

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Polls

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• Framing: need to frame that part of living in the 21st century is about learning new things, getting good at troubleshooting and problem solving

• Time: you have to allocate time for learning and trying out platforms

• Tryout: the first time you use a platform have a time or two several days before the session for people to come on and try out the platform. That way you can troubleshoot then instead of during the session.

• Things will go wrong: have to learn how to be adaptable and flexible (what to do if something doesn’t work)

And…

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• Learn platform features• Build relationships, share about interests • Sharing about how they applied last session’s

concept• Peer assist• New concepts or practices 5-15 minutes• Discussion or practice application of concept or

practice• Commitment to try it out• Reflection – how will I do my work differently?

8 Agenda Elements

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10” Participants arrive and answer a question in the chat5” Welcome and overview of session5-20” 1-3 individuals show a slide and share something they accomplished during the previous month. 15-30” Peer assist on a challenge someone is facing10-15” Presentation on one concept with example5” Questions20” Breakout groups to discuss how to apply new concept 5” Report back insights10” Go round: What I commit to doing in the next month10” Reflection: what new insight did I get this session

and how will it change me as a leader?

Sample Agenda

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Short Peer Assist Process5” Volunteer shares a challenge1” Participants ask clarifying questions5” Participants offer thoughts, advice,

experience, resources2” Volunteer summarizes responses and talks

about next steps they might take based on information from peers

2” Participants share insights they gained from the discussion

Peer Assist

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Questions?

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• Introductions: who you are, your organization, your location.

• How might you use this information in your work?

• When might you implement a session such as the one described?

• What might make it difficult? What ideas do others have for how you might deal with those difficulties?

Breakout Groups

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Time to Come Back

Click *3*

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• How was the experience?

• What insights did you get?

Report Back: Write in the Chat

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Virtual Self-organization

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How can leaders learn collaboratively and support each other outside/after the

sessions?• Have them self-organize “twosies” between sessions where

they have a conversation with another person in the group.

• Clustering: through question in chat or simple survey, help them find others with similar interests and help them self-organize between sessions.

Longterm

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Twosies Google Doc

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Mapping Connections Each Month and Taking Responsibility for Connecting

Mapping Connections

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Mapping

KenJanneDeborah

Young Leaders

YvonneJoseAri

Organizational

BrittanyJamesNatalia

Surveys Using Google Forms

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• People identified interest during session and one person agreed to organize it. You can check in with them to see if they need any support

• Some had to learn how to use Doodle or Meeting Wizard and the conferencing platform

• Some lasted 4 months, some only had one call

Clustering for Learning Groups

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• How could you help people in virtual sessions get to know each other more?

• How might you apply the idea of clustering into learning groups?

Breakout Groups

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Time to Come Back

Click *3*

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What is one thing you plan to do with the information you got in this session?

Share Reflections in Chat

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Resources

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