Virtual Leadership Training and Consulting

We enable you to lead your virtual teams effectively so that performance as well as relationships can be significantly improved.

We help leaders to fully exploit the potential of the virtual space and to become independent of face-to-face working when it comes to managing and leading virtually. We offer a series of training options including workshops, systematic follow-up sessions, coaching (individual and team coaching).

Becoming independent of face-to-face working does not mean that you should not meet face-to-face any longer. It means that you have a real choice and the confidence that you can achieve high performance in the virtual space.

Powerful or Powerless in the Virtual Space - the Choice is Yours!

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With the explosion of hybrid teams and the increasing pressure to protect the planet, it has become very important for leaders to understand how power works in virtual collaboration and leadership. Ghislaine Caulat’s work with teams at top executive level shows that top executives do not know what they don’t know about power in the virtual space.

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Latest insights

Hybrid working insight. What some people claimed to be "impossible" - namely remote working – suddenly happened and is now a key component of future work and business operations But now, there is a growing realisation that just providing communication technology and training for managing virtual teams, is not good enough and problems with motivation, performance and trust are manifest.

Working well with power in the virtual space. This paper draws upon recent research into leadership and the use of power in the virtual space and also upon Ghislaine's nineteen years as a facilitator of Virtual Action Learning (VAL) and Virtual Leadership (VL) training. Five main lessons emerge for facilitators of VAL and virtual leadership including the effects of using cameras and different channels of communication on power dynamics and the importance of voice and silence in the virtual space.

How HR should be involved in developing strong virtual leadership - Ghislaine argues that the people profession has a critical role to play in helping ensure leaders are proactive about their future collaboration. We also offer an open programme on this topic!

Ghislaine talks about "How to lead in remote work" on the Blu 4.0 programme on Radio Blu (Columbia), 3rd August 2022 - in Spanish

Client work

Have a look at our participants' feedback from Telekom regarding one of our recent global projects.

Examples of client work

TELEKOM - VIRTUAL LEADERSHIP TRAINING

Have a look at our participants' feedback from Telekom regarding one of our recent global projects. Your browser does not support the video tag. Please scroll down to see further examples of our client work.

NEWMEDICA - BUILDING TRUST IN THE VIRTUAL SPACE

Newmedica, a leading provider of ophthalmology services, found itself in the midst of major change. Since joining the Specsavers Group in 2016, the company had grown substantially, requiring evolution of the management structure and the development of a new strategic vision. Since the Senior Management Team responsible for the development and implementation of this vision were based all over the country, they called on Ghislaine Caulat from Black Gazelle to help them work more effectively and build trust. Some of the managers involved kindly shared their experiences with us for this case study.

FDI - VIRTUAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT ACROSS FIFTEEN TIME ZONES

When the FDI World Dental Federation (FDI) set out to create a consensus statement on sustainability in dentistry with the support of five industry partners, the project seemed complex enough in itself – even before the pandemic forced the organisation to move everything online. With the help of Black Gazelle, the FDI managed to turn a challenge into an advantage and create a comprehensive document supported by a wide range of actors from across the sector – as well as sow the seeds of sustainable change in dentistry.

SECO TOOLS – LEADING CHANGE VIRTUALLY ACROSS EUROPE

When Seco Tools set out to restructure resources across their European markets, they knew the project would involve many difficult conversations, complicated by a short time frame. Despite being well-versed in virtual working, the company decided to get Black Gazelle on board to help streamline the process and support the aspects related to the human side of change. Seven of the managers involved shared their experiences with us.

DEUTSCHE TELEKOM - PIONEERS OF THE VIRTUAL FRONTIER

Like the brave pioneers who came before us, Virtual Leaders at Deutsche Telekom are forging a new frontier of 21st century communication. Employing a global workforce of nearly 230,000 professionals, virtual interfacing has become an essential tool of the German telecommunications conglomerate. With every remotely conducted encounter, leading edge practices and protocols are being redefined that impact the productivity and profit of the worldwide corporation. Realizing early on the importance of cultivating an exceptional team of Virtual Leaders, Deutsche Telekom appointed Black Gazelle Consulting to educate and train a select group of top-level project managers to become more effective, high-performance innovators with the skills to galvanize their teams across the virtual landscape. After the three-day course was completed, participants gained practical experience based on direct feedback from their peers as well as from Ghislaine Caulat, the Virtual Leadership Program [...]

IFBC - A GLOBAL VIRTUAL LEARNING PROCESS

The International Federation of the Blue Cross (IFBC) is an independent, non-governmental health development organization dedicated to preventing and reducing the harmful use of alcohol and illicit drugs especially among children, youth and families. Furthermore, it advocates evidence-based alcohol policy formulation and implementation on national and international levels. Through the activities and projects of its Secretariat and 42 member organizations (MOs), IFBC aspires to ensure that all people have the opportunity to knowingly choose and live a life free of addiction to alcohol and drugs. In addition, IFBC activities seek to provide people harmed by alcohol and drugs with access to the benefits of high quality and holistic treatment. Internationally, the Blue Cross is organized as a federation of local and national organisations of differing sizes, strengths and capabilities.

LUDWIG BOLTZMANN GESELLSCHAFT - VILLAGE TEAMS PROJECT – SOLVING COMPLEX [...]

Working on cross-disciplinary projects can be challenging at the best of times. But when those projects also span various continents and time zones, have no predefined structure, and involve almost exclusively virtual teamwork, things can really get complicated. This was also the experience for collaborators on the Village Teams Project, before they called in the assistance of Black Gazelle. Four of the eleven team members kindly shared their experiences with us.