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Shane Spraggs

PMP
Future of Work Expert
Virtira
Country or state 
Canada (British Columbia)
Available to 
Global
City 
Kelowna
Fee 
Languages 
English
Volunteer
Yes
Timezone 
America/Vancouver

Personal Details

Bio

For over 25 years, Shane Spraggs has been driving successful projects for a variety of notable media and software start-ups and some of the world’s largest brands, including Disney.

Shane believes every team has the right to be happy, productive, and profitable. In 2023, Shane co-authored the best-selling book The Power of Remote, an essential guide to modern team management.

As a Public Speaker and Productivity Consultant, Shane helps modern leaders increase productivity and profitability by establishing habits grounded in proven remote and hybrid work best practices.

Current position (3)

Future of Work Expert

Virtira

Sr. Manager, Production Operations

Disney Interactive

Instructor, Project Management

Okanagan College

Achievements (3)
Founder of Okanagan Product & Project Management Group

The OPMG is a 650+ person meetup that offers an opportunity for business leaders to participate in presentations and discussions on project and product management and business topics.

Winner • Business Excellence Award • Acro Media • Mid-Sized

The Business Excellence Awards competition celebrates achievement in the Okanagan Valley as defined by company growth and development, customer and community service and employee relations.

Winner • EDDY • Innovation and Technology Award Category

The EDDY, which stands for Enterprising, Dedicated, Dynamic Youth are presented by Community Futures and celebrate achievements by entrepreneurs 29 years or younger. Presented to Acro Media for innovations in business management.

Degrees (1)
Computer Information Systems
Okanagan University College
1993 to 1995

Presentations

Presentations (7)
Mastering Remote Team Culture

A comprehensive guide on managing remote teams effectively, covering onboarding, communication, culture building, and non-invasive productivity measurement techniques.

Focus on Relatedness - Build Stronger Teams

Shane advocates for a shift in work dynamics to prioritize relatedness over social interaction, aiming to build inclusive work cultures and a more balanced life.

How To Use Retrospectives To Engage Your Team

When you have a group of people connecting remotely, have you thought about how to gather input on project progress, find process improvements and collaborate on strategic plans?

Well – our favorite tool to do this is the retrospective – and this presentation is going to give you everything you need to run one yourself.

We'll cover why they are great for all kinds of team problem solving and planning and when you should run them and how to prepare for them.

And we’ll show you step by step how to run one and cover the types of retrospectives you can choose from, and the tools and resources that will make your life a lot easier if you run them frequently.

Creating Environments for Remote Productivity

Dive into the critical elements required to enhance productivity for global teams. This presentation focuses on collaboration, communication strategies, and the unique challenges of distributed versus co-located teams.

Mastering the Art of Remote Onboarding

Discover key strategies for successfully integrating new hires into your remote team. Learn to create engaging, effective onboarding experiences that foster connection and productivity in a virtual workplace.

Succeeding with Virtual Team Building Activities

Like co-located teams, remote teams still benefit from sharing a moment of levity with others. Learn the dos and don’ts of remote team building.

Psychological Safety – The Key to Trust and Innovation

Create environments where team members feel safe to speak up, take risks, share their opinions, and call out issues and errors - even those of their boss.

Workshops (3)
How to Run a Remote Retrospective
2 hours
(View workshop agenda)

Learn to use this critical tool in a remote setting. Retrospectives allow teams to reflect on their work, identify areas for improvement, and make changes that can help them work more efficiently and effectively.

Strategic Planning for Remote Organizations
Full day
(View workshop agenda)

This workshop addresses the challenges remote businesses face in aligning their teams towards common goals and establishing a successful strategic plan without a central office.

Is Your Organization Remote Ready?
4 hours
(View workshop agenda)

Shane will walk you through Virtira's comprehensive Remote Operation Health Assessment. We will discuss the nuances of remote work and how your organization can optimize its culture and performance for remote or distributed teams.

Past talks (6)
Creating Environments for Remote Productivity
Justice Institute of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia
May 31, 2024
Mastering Remote Team Performance
esVolta
Newport Beach, California
April 17, 2024
How to Run a Virtual Retrospective
BluePearl Veterinary Hospitals
Tampa, Florida
February 27, 2024
Mastering Remote Team Culture
TEC Canada
Calgary, Alberta
January 24, 2024
Mastering Remote Team Culture
Western Cities HR Conference
Edmonton, AB, Canada
October 4, 2023
Building a Remote Culture: Foster accountability, motivation and engagement in a digital workforce
Atlantic Tech Summit
Halifax, Nova Scotia
November 16, 2022
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Presenting at esVolta - April 17, 2024
Presenting at esVolta - April 17, 2024
Mastering Remote Team Culture - Samples
New Book From Virtira Executives Guides How To Transform Remote Workforces

Books & Articles (11)

The Power of Remote
ForbesBooks,
2023
The Power of Remote
Transitioning to Remote Work
Boosting Engagement via Purpose and Mission
The Key To Finding And Hiring Great Remote Workers
How To Propel Your Project Forward With Days of the Week
How To Finish “the Last Mile” In Remote Sales
With Remote, Communicating Well May Be More Valuable Than An MBA
Five Easy Ways To Keep Everyone Accountable
Project Management Lessons Of The Panama Canal
Company Culture And Free Speech: Should Certain Subjects Be Verboten?

Expertise (28)

Leadership
Business
Technology
building remote teams Building a resilient culture Management Training and Development Project Management Remote Leadership Agile Project Management Managing Remote Teams Remote Management Effective Meetings Business Strategy Remote Work Remote teams Remote Work Leadership Engaging Remote Workers Remote Working Remote Hybrid Teams Building a Sustainable Corporate Culture Building company culture Business Culture Business Management Product Management Lunch and Learn All Hands Team Building

Clients

esVolta
Cisco Systems
Dell/EMC
Capital Group
Centene Corp
Justice Institute of BC
BluePearl Vetinarian Hospitals

Awards & certifications (3)

Certified Virtual Presenter
eSpeakers
2023
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Project Management Institute
2009
Certified Scrum Master
Scrum Alliance
2012

Reviews

Testimonials (5)
  • Shane it was fantastic to have you join us yesterday. As you know, we are intentionally and diligently striving to ensure esVolta is a great place to work, and a leader at "doing remote well." Thanks so much for sharing your insights and expertise with us -- much appreciated and very helpful!
    Randy Mann
  • Thank you, Shane, for a very thorough presentation on retrospectives! We are always excited to learn about new tools as well, so thank you for introducing us to those. The material you provided was helpful and perfect for our audience.
    Giselle Ford
    Verified
  • As an Agile Coach for a company looking to expand our Agile maturity, I’m often looking for experts to help guide us. A particular challenge that we see is encouraging teams to be highly collaborative, even though we often have distributed team members. This only got worse as the pandemic drove us to work more from home. We use collaboration tools like Webex, Confluence, Teams, etc. but tools alone were not enough to have the impact we are looking for. I researched and found Shane Spraggs as an expert at helping remote teams be high performing. I reached out to him and he agreed to speak at one of our company’s Agile Community Forums. In his 45-minute talk, he reviewed several concepts that could help us improve how remote teams work. One concept that stuck for me was, “Assume no one is listening”. This is overstating the challenge, but with this assumption he discussed things we can do to overcome it. Our Agile Community and I greatly appreciated Shane’s ideas and can say that it has helped our remote teams to improve their performance.
    Troy Beehler
    Verified
  • Informative and Engaging: Mastering Remote Team Culture with Humour and Practical Insights. Thanks again for the great session. From my perspective your presentation was informative, engaging, and humorous, with so many takeaways easily applied. Keep up the great work.
    Greg Keenan
    Verified
  • Shane provided a very thorough presentation on retrospectives to our organization's project management cohort! He explained the information in a way that was easily digestible and practical. He also introduced us to new online tools that we were able to practice using during an interactive portion of the presentation. I would recommend Shane for your speaker needs!
    Giselle Ford
    Verified
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