Remote Teams: Building and Managing Remote Teams
Description
The objective of this course is to provide managers with the practical tools necessary to build and manage remote teams, i.e., teams that operate in locations that are physically separate from the location of their managers. The course analyses the obstacles to effective management that are associated with remote teams and provides participants with the tools to overcome those obstacles.
Course Content
- Challenges of remote management
- Characteristics of effective remote managers
- Motivating individuals and teams from a distance
- Creating a remote team
- Interviewing over the telephone
- Selecting the right profiles
- Defining roles and responsibilities
- Effective long-distance communication
- Performance management at a distance
- Matrix management
- Using technology to create and manage a virtual team
Duration
1 day for up to 12 participants
Target Audience
Managers faced with the challenge of managing remote individuals and teams.