Webinar | Leading Virtual Teams: Success Strategies and Common Challenges

Join senior leaders from Oxfam, Catholic Relief Services, and Mercy Ships as they share transformative insights into managing distributed teams that drive social impact. Moderated by Rob Jordan of Idealist Consulting, this webinar will explore how organizations achieve effective virtual team management while expanding global reach, as this has become critical for NGOs working across complex, often remote environments.

This webinar will dive deep into the unique challenges faced by humanitarian organizations in creating cohesive, resilient virtual teams. Panelists will explore essential strategies for topics like:

• Maintaining mission alignment and organizational culture in dispersed teams
• Overcoming communication barriers in multicultural, multilingual contexts
• Supporting team mental health and resilience in high-stress humanitarian work
• Leveraging technology to coordinate complex field operations and emergency responses
• Ensuring team effectiveness and accountability across different geographic and cultural contexts

Drawing from the experiences of humanitarian leaders, this session distills critical insights into virtual team management, offering pragmatic strategies that address the unique challenges of leading mission-driven teams across global contexts.