Compete With Your Colleagues 'On Thin Ice' (Executive Version)

Research on Antarctic teams in Isolated and Confined Environments (I.C.E.) provides a wealth of information about the challenges of achieving success in these contexts. In this interactive corporate experience, we draw on decades of research from I.C.E. teams, and interviews with I.C.E explorers and apply it to the contemporary corporate virtual team using an authentic Antarctic theme. This provides a memorable and engaging experience with clear actionable outcomes. This professionally facilitated online experience includes an interactive gamified simulation to recreate the dynamics of a virtual distributed team and then uses this experience to debrief the team in a safe environment and facilitate action planning outcomes. Efficient teams need clear direction and alignment. This need is even stronger for distributed (virtual) and diverse teams, which has become the norm. Yet the skills required to lead these complex teams are not the same as those required for leading face to face. The leader must take on the additional role of managing unique team challenges and complexities. Developing mutual goals and implementing these independently is hard work, so early wins are paramount.