Hands-up how many of you are becoming experts in virtual team meetings and making them work for you? Importantly, how many of you are actually enjoying leading your teams in the digital space instead of in the usual workplace? I have been speaking to quite a few women entrepreneurs in the Lionesses of Africa community this past week to get their personal insights and experiences of transitioning into the virtual team-building space - their feedback was quite fascinating. It appears there are definitely both advantages and challenges when it comes to making virtual team meetings work for you. On the plus side, according to many of you, virtual team meetings are shorter, meaning they take less time out of the working day. They are also more focused, more output oriented, with activity tracking and reporting documented digitally prior to meetings meaning less time wasted on duplicating information. On the negative side, that personal interaction is missed. Many women entrepreneurs miss the human side of in-person meetings and the camaraderie that is built in teams. What everyone shares in common in their feedback is that communication is key to the success of virtual team building. So, when did you last make all your virtual team members feel valued?
Have yourself an inspired entrepreneurial day! — Melanie