Virtual Leadership: practical strategies for getting the best out of your virtual programmes Penny Pullan APM Programme Management SIG Conference 2017, 02 March 17, Rolls-Royce Learning and Development Centre Derby

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Virtual Leadership:
Practical strategies for getting the best out
of your virtual programmes
Dr Penny Pullan
APM Programme Management SIG Conference
2nd March 2017

2. Virtual
teams
Explore virtual
leadership for
programmes
Introduce
Penny and
the topic
What
works?
4:15 pm Start
5 pm Finish
:
timekeeper
Everyone -
participants
Participate
wholeheartedly!
Your action
plan
Penny:
facilitator
PP to send
outputs
Authentic,
virtual
Leadership
Host:
APM

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Dr Penny Pullan
Focus: Leadership, especially for change
I work with clients grappling with tricky
projects and programmes, which usually
include:
 disengaged stakeholders
 ambiguous/changing requirements
 virtual teams
 loads of risk
New Book: Virtual Leadership: Practical
strategies for effective virtual working and
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5. What is a virtual team?
Any team where at least one member of the
team works remotely from the others.
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6. What about your virtual project
teams?
Let’s explore your challenges.
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7. Penny’s survey results:
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8. ‘Engaging Remote
Participants’ – chosen
by 75% of respondents
The Top Challenge!
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11. Next level
• Missing out on dynamics and nuances of
conversation (58%);
• Working across time zones (56%);
• Working across different cultures (56%);
• Building trust (55%).
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12. Exercise: Exploring virtual work

13. Virtual Working:
What did we learn?
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Graphic © Vanessa Randle

14. An authentic, virtual programme
leader…
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16. Let’s explore Identity a bit more:
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17. What combination is best?
Taken from the book Cyberconnecting by Priya Abraham

18. The Virtual Leadership Model
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19. Building Trust in Virtual Teams
Adapted from Tom Wise’s book: Trust in Virtual Teams

20. Technology options:
Same time Different time
Same
place
Different
place
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21. Engaging People: What Works?
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24. Adding complexity
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plans
An authentic virtual programme
leader…

26. Your Action Plan
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What do I want to do as a
result of today’s session?
With
Whom?
By When? Status

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keeps developing
An authentic virtual programme
leader…

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My Latest Book ->
Someone here will receive a copy today!
Otherwise APM members and friends
tonight can order at koganpage.com
using VLF20 for 20% off and free postage.

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