Leading Conflict-Free Remote Teams

 

Why this workshop?

 

While for many leaders managing remote teams has been a reality long before the current ongoing changes to work practices, for some this is a new phenomenon they are completely unprepared for.

Allowing staff to work remotely, whether by choice or not, has a lot of advantages, including allowing employees to have more flexible work arrangements, being able to access talent from all over the world, saving money on office space, saving time and money commuting and helping to support the environment due to less travel.

However, there are also challenges in working remotely and in managing a virtual workforce. Some of these challenges are part of managing any team but other challenges are specific to virtual teams.

What we aim to achieve.

 

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

  • Evaluate the challenges and opportunities of leading a virtual team.

  • Highlight the key skills of an effective virtual team leader

  • Apply strategies to tackle issues that virtual teams have in the areas of motivation, social engagement, communication and logistics

  • Strengthen team engagement in remote teams

Who is it for?

 

  • Leaders and managers who have experience in leading on-site teams but are new to managing remote teams

  • New managers who need to expand their leadership training to include how to lead virtual teams

  • HR departments in companies that have virtual teams working for them

  • Project managers in charge of a project that involves a remote team

  • Self-employed individuals or small companies who hire remote professionals/consultants

What we will cover.

  • Virtuality continuum

  • Virtual teams and diversity

  • Benefits and challenges of a virtual team

  • The skills of an effective virtual team leader

  • Dealing with motivation challenges

  • Hiring the right people to work as part of a virtual team

  • Building trust in remote teams

  • Developing socialisation among remote team members

  • Communication challenges

  • Communication across space and time

  • What tools to use to communicate in a virtual team

  • Conducting engaging virtual meetings

  • Coordination and logistics of remote teams

Duration:

1/2 to 1 Day

Workshop contents may vary based on duration.