Why Virtual Meetings Are Better Than IRL Meetings

04/23/20 • 44 min

#06 Meetings are a necesity no matter the size of your organization. From our experience, meetings are even more crucial in a virtual environment.

Master the techniques and resources in this episode and you'll discover your virtual meetings are even more effective than your co-located meetings.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode

ScheduleOnce: for external scheduling (what we use)
Acuity Scheduling: for external scheduling
Caldnely: for external scheduling
Google Calendar sharing settings (G-Suite)
Wold Time Buddy
Skype Call Recorder

Classic "work from home" fail during a live TV interview 😂
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#06 Meetings are a necesity no matter the size of your organization. From our experience, meetings are even more crucial in a virtual environment.

Master the techniques and resources in this episode and you'll discover your virtual meetings are even more effective than your co-located meetings.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode

ScheduleOnce: for external scheduling (what we use)
Acuity Scheduling: for external scheduling
Caldnely: for external scheduling
Google Calendar sharing settings (G-Suite)
Wold Time Buddy
Skype Call Recorder

Classic "work from home" fail during a live TV interview 😂
Virtual Business Insiders:
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Previous Episode

Project Management for Virtual Teams

#05: It doesn't matter if you work in a co-located business or are part of a remote team, project management is crucial to coordinating efforts. We've used our fair share at Tier 11, and evaluated dozens more to find things that work for our distributed team.

Listen in as we share the foundation of what makes a good project management solution for a virtual team.
Resources From This Episode

Podio: Great for structured workflows (our first tool at the agency)
Trello: Simple, agile, powerful. Big projects or small, we love the power and speed of Trello.
Asana: Incredible cross-team functionality & communication tools (our current choice at Tier 11).
#03: Slack Lessons From A Worldwide Virtual Team
Show Notes:
https://thevirtualbusinesspodcast.com/05-project-management-for-virtual-teams
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Next Episode

Seven Tips for Virtual Managers - Part 1

#07 Seven Tips for Virtual Managers Part 1
New virtual manager? We've got highly actionable tips to get you headed in the right direction.
These are things you must get in the habit of doing regularly or your team's performance will suffer. Even if you're an experienced leader, doing it in a remote environment takes a few tweaks to dial it in.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode

Dare To Lead by Brene Brown
Radical Candor by Kim Scott
Radical Candor Podcast
"Paint Done" - our favorite clarity prompt (from Dare To Lead)
The Effectiveness of Management-By-Walking-Around (HBS)

In The News: Some Fun Stuff This Week

Don't be this guy: Commissioner Resigns After He Threw a Cat During Zoom Meeting

Looking for a quick way to boost moral on your zoom calls? Maybe a goat (or llama) can help. Sweet Farms will drop into a meeting and surprise your team with one of their animals. Oh, and they're actually booked out quite a bit.

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