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Session Aim

The meeting will build on prior sessions within MPiViT to develop and strengthen participants' skills in managing virtual teams. In particular, it will focus on learning and practising motivational behaviours and coaching techniques for driving performance within virtual means. Such technique will be covered and experienced in detail:

- Manager as Coach

- Buddy Coaching re 360’

Delivery

The Session 3 will be delivered as face to face Workshop in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The workshop is designed in an interactive style, so please be prepared to take an active part.

The workshop size is around 15 participants. There are two rounds of workshops scheduled which required pre-registration, more information regarding registration can be found here Managing People in Virtual Teams (MPiViT) Be mindful of which one your are scheduled to attend.

Cohort AB: November 3-4, 2015

Cohort CD: November 5-6, 2015

Venue

Ramada Apollo Amsterdam Centre

Staalmeesterslaan 410
1057 PH Amsterdam
Netherlands

T: +31 (0)20 570 5372

The directions to the venue can be found here http://www.ramada-amsterdam.com/en/about-us/route

Please, note that the shuttle operates between the venue and Schiphol Airport at the price of € 5 per person. The schedule can be found under the link above, directions to the venue.

.... Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Program Overview

Day 1: 09.00 – 17.30 CEST (Group Dinner in the evening)

Day 2 09.00 – 15.30 CEST

Preparation

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Funding for Workshop/ Session 3

Please note: As long as you are an official GEANT Project Partner, NA1 T7 (Training) will cover your travel and accommodation expenses to attend this face to face event. These costs should be claimed through the normal channels in the monthly cost claims, marked as 'NA1T7MPIVIT' if possible. We cannot cover the manpower (hours) to attend the event, so you should get the agreement of your Activity Leader for this element. The cost indications below are the approximate amounts we have budgeted per person for this, so if you feel you will have an issue with that please contact us.

Hotel: 150 (per night)

Flight: 250 (return)

Accommodation Advice

Ramada Apollo Amsterdam Centre offers a number of rooms, but it is advisable to make a booking asap.

There are several accommodation options that are close to the Workshop Venue.alternative options in the neighbourhood. Some of them include:

http://www.florishotelshoteldehallen.com/holland-hotels/amsterdam-hotels/floris-france-hotel-amsterdamen

http://www.ibisgrandhoteldowntown.com/en/hotel-9137-ibis-styles-amsterdam-central-station/index.shtmlhttp://www.amstelbotel.nl/#

http://www.falconplaza.nl/

http://www.rembrandtpleinhotel.nl/pages_gb/accomodation.html

The overall accommodation budget for a night is 150 Euro

Prior Materials

There are some materials which will be made available during Session 1, but you can also grab them now so you can do some pre-reading.

The GÉANT Virtual Team Meetings Best Practice Guide is an A4 printable document which goes into some detail about things to think about when you are organising or facilitating Virtual Team Meetings.

The GÉANT Virtual Team Meetings BPG Workaid (pdf) is a one page A5 table top work aid, a checklist of things to consider when organising Virtual Team Meetings.

The MPiViT Survey Results (pdf) is a round up of the results from our pre-course survey, where we asked the community for their feedback on how Virtual Team Meetings are run today.

The Team Communication Plan Top Tips Guide (pdf) is a short version of highlights of things to consider when creating your Team Communication Plan (TCP)

MPiViT-360Q-handout.pdf is a one page overview of what a 360 degree questionnaire is all about.