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Join @KafrissenKai & @schaser11 in 10 minutes for a #virtualevent on resilient and connected #leadership during crisis. "Leading with Heart: Reliance & Connection through Crisis" 💜. Join (for free) here: bit.ly/2LyCxnD #TeVirtualEvents #TeVE

We're live with @schaser11 & @KafrissenKai! Discussing how communities with strong cultures are able to adjust and adapt better during hard times. Ongoing conversation builds trust capital. It's important to meet people where they are at. Here is an image that Kai elaborated on:

How do we reach out to families to help guide us in our reaction? It can be scary to hit “SEND” on the email to launch your #Thoughtexchange. The rate of response will help reassure you. (Might even surprise you). @schaser11

@schaser11 Several hundred responses within hours of sending their exchange and the top thoughts were very reassuring and showed empathy. Messages of patience, empathy and caring. Very reassuring to the #edleaders who launched the exchange. #TeVirtualEvents

"What is on your hearts and your minds?"💜 With staff members - 5 minutes of fame, sharing top thoughts & discussing them together. This creates trust! They're now starting all meetings with an exchange, crowdsourcing from meeting attendees to make the most of your time together.

The power of crowdsourcing - validates your team members! @schaser11 discusses the ability to leave comments on top thoughts for all to see. This powerful part of our communication tool shows transparency and vulnerable, empathetic leadership. #TeVirtualEvents

@KafrissenKai referring to a @HarvardBiz study that revealed how people are much more likely to support a decision that they don’t agree with when they are able to see the transparency behind the decisions making. #TeVirtualEvents #LOUDtocrowd #exchangetochange

@schaser11 To be an agent of change - Take the global vision of the organization. When staff members they feel connected and feel HEARD they’re more willing to take the company/organization vision because they have been a part of the process and decision making. #TeVirtualEvents

Next steps - #StudentVoice. They will be asking senior students - "What of our current plan, would you like to see more of?" Moving forward rather than going "back" to the way things were. 👏 #innovation #TeVirtualEvents #bringpeopletogether

It's now time for Q&A (with the help of #crowdsourcing). Have you seen our new "Presenter Mode"? It's simple & easy to share the link to the exchange, and watch the connections happening in real time! The timer helps to keep all on task and prioritize sharing and starring.⭐️

Here is what the results in real time look like (in Presenter Mode). This all came together in 4 minutes! Extremely effective for #virtualmeetings to make the most of your time together and keep your meeting attendees engaged. #TeVirtualEvents #Leadership #TeVE

What has worked for Sean - persistence. Try new ideas. Like sidewalk chalk to send messages to people they hadn’t heard from in awhile. OR with multiple children in one household, teachers are sharing the responsibilities to remain connected and do what is best for the students.

Talking again about their first engagement - vulnerable leadership! After hitting “SEND” take a deep breath ☺️. They've grown to feel comfortable with the vulnerability over time. The results are encouraging and it gets easier. #TeVirtualEvents #Leadership

"Lead with the heart and the head will surely follow !!!
"💜- Great comment in the chat from an attendee. If you're feeling #FOMO right now, don't worry! The recording of this #virtualevent will be available soon. So many nuggets of wisdom! Very inspiring. #TeVirtualEvents

That's a wrap! Thank you @schaser11 for your time and for sharing such great insights with us today! Your #leadership style is inspiring.💜
To be a part of one of our upcoming #TeVirtualEvents you can browse them all here: thoughtexchange.com/events-calenda…

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