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Nearing the one-year mark of our first Leadership in Practice livestream, we are excited to welcome back Ivey’s own Kanina Blanchard for a practical session on some of the best ways you can get your team engaged in virtual meetings. We cover games, getting physical, injecting fun, and more.
Key topics
In this session:
- 2:01 What has virtual work done to engagement?
- 6:20 What if we don’t want to go back to the office?
- 14:15 Playing games to build trust and motivation
- 19:05 Remote work Bingo
- 31:45 Bring in a graphic artist
- 34:28 Icebreakers and team-building activities
- 36:20 Shake up the technology, get active
- 40:16 How to feel more like yourself
- 51:28 How do you find the time and energy to engage?
- 56:39 Graphic summary of the session
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