Managing Virtual Teams

In addition to your class tuition and study materials, you will receive the following:


Case Study

• Case study included

Exercises

• Exercises included

Other Extras

• Post-course support
  
• Certificate of attendance

Level: Intermediate


Synopsis:
In today's workplace a 'team' often will not work alongside each other. They may not even work in the same continent. Mergers and acquisitions often take place in an international forum and many technology teams use a 'follow the sun' approach, sharing the responsibility of supporting clients and employees across the globe 24/7. Being distributed across regions and time zones puts traditional management theory to the test. On this course you will gain tools to overcome communication barriers, techniques to gain buy-in from the team and tips to help manage workloads. You will leave able to focus on building and maintaining high performance in a virtual team environment.


At the end of the course participants will be able to: Understand the fundamentals of communication . Use tools and techniques to ensure collaboration continues with virtual teams regardless of physical location . Measure the achievements of goals and priorities . Build buy-in and commitment from the team . Delegate effectively . Sustain engagement as team objectives evolve .


Prerequisites:
None, however some leadership experience beneficial


Suitable For:
Anyone


The virtual team

• Identify the advantages and disadvantages of the virtual team
• Uncover the behaviours, skills and qualities of highly effective virtual teams whether they are the New York IT team, back office in Bangalore or traders in Singapore

Building the virtual team

• Determine the characteristics of highly effective teams
• Reflect on the stages of team development and practical actions of virtual leaders
• Revise ways to create vision and team spirit across countries and continents
• Unravel tools to build team morale through maintaining corporate identity
• Empowering your team through clear objectives and expectations

Managing the team

• Understand your team without seeing them
• Reflect on which form of communication you should use, for whom and how often
• Encourage two-way feedback
• Identify ways to run virtual meetings - ensuring everyone has a chance to have their say
• Explore practical techniques for managing change from a distance