Leading Remote Teams
Learn effective strategies and leadership skills to thrive in today's remote work landscape. Elevate your team's performance, no matter where they are located.
Course overview
Duration:Â 1 day (6.5 hours)
Remote teams present a specific set of challenges to their managers. Such challenges include communication, task allocation and performance management.
This workshop is designed for managers who run teams that spread over more than one location, nationally or internationally, and who wish to find ways to enhance teamworking in these conditions.
ObjectivesÂ
By the end of the course you will be able to:
- Identify key actions to take to manage team performance remotely
- Implement a communications plan for use within the team
- Allocate tasks to team members to build a culture of teamworking across the different locations
- Involve your team members in planning team activities
- Use visits to each location to maximum effect
Content
Communication to ensure inclusivity
- How do team members find out the latest news?
- Identifying what needs to be known by all
- A team communication plan
- Effective virtual meetings
Manage performance from a distanceÂ
- Principles of Smart Working
- Involving the team in planning activities
- Allocating tasks and objectives across the team
- Identifying areas of expertise
- Deciding key areas of responsibility per location
- Identifying, and dealing with, the different levels of performance
Maximising time in each locationÂ
- Setting the tone of a visit â from âinspectionâ to âsocial callâ
- Considering what team members expect and need from your presence
- Identifying what needs to be prepared by the team for your visit
- Making contact with your team members while you are there
Action planning
- Identifying and planning next steps
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