This is is the group that brings together people with the interest in what makes virtual teams '"tick". The idea of setting up such a group was proposed at the "Leading and managing virtual team" training programme in 2020 (delivered by GLAD in partnership with "Global Integration" training provider.
The core of the group is made of the alumni of the training programme, however, we welcome new members, so please spread the word.
We got together for our first meeting on 07 April 2021, and this is what we discussed, agreed and proposed.
1) Terms of reference
Role and purpose of the group
The role of the alumni group is to be a community of practice, i.e. to provide safe and professional space for like-minded professionals united by the commonality of purpose and values:
- To learn from each other’s experience of how to work effectively in a virtual team
- To distil examples of good practice (i.e., something that is proven to be an effective solution and can be applied successfully in a variety of settings)
- To share such examples with wider community contributing to the creation of culture of effective virtual working.
- To become a virtual social space for members to meet and interact in the informal and collegial way
Membership
The group membership is open to all (with the interest in the subject) and not restricted to the alumni of the “Leading and working in a virtual team” training programme, although the alumni form the core of the group.
Roles and responsibilities
The members of the group, by the mere fact of joining the group, agree to the following:
To treat each other’s views with respect acknowledging and valuing the diversity of experience, skills, backgrounds and perspectives of each member.
To accept that some subjects may appear sensitive and confidential, and if so such matters will be treated in this way.
To share and disseminate the content of “lessons learnt”/ideas/solutions if deemed of benefit for wider teams.
To contribute/share any resources (articles, books, web references) as way to share common interest and promote further thinking and discussion.
Meetings and communication
Frequency of (virtual) meetings: TBC
Duration of meetings: 1 hr
Chairperson rotation: The members of the group will take turns in chairing each meeting.
Records and agendas
Members of the group are welcome to contribute/add/amend notes of the meeting using this wiki page.
All members of the group are welcome to contribute to the agenda items/themes in planning for subsequent meetings.
Communication:
2) Karim shared his impressions of the free trial session of the 'Productivity and the virtual team" delivered by the Global Integration on 26/03/21
3) In the meantime - all group members are invited to proposed the topic(s) that the group will focus on.
This is what has been proposed so far:
| Proposed by: (optional) | I propose to focus on ... | Further comments/reasons/clarification | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
The next meeting will take place in mid-May (TBC, subject to doodle poll, IM to set up).