Working Effectively in Virtual and Remote Teams

Master new competencies to meet the challenges of leading a virtual team. You need to build a team identity and process…balance technical and social systems within your team…and facilitate the development of long-distance relationships and trust among your team members. Communication takes on a whole new meaning when you’re not face-to-face with your direct reports and team members. You need to understand the channels of communication open to you as a virtual team leader…and then choose the right channel for the tasks at hand.

This course will help participants build trust on their virtual team and enhance risk-taking and creativity by applying effective communication channels to achieve desired team relationships and goals.

What Participants Will Learn

• Identify the roles and concerns you face as a virtual team leader
• Understand what virtual team members want from their team leader
• Effectively unify the virtual team’s culture and relationship
• Identify methods to build trust and overcome team-busting behaviors in virtual teams
• Understand virtual communication channels and cross-cultural interactions
• Set performance goals – defining, organizing, communicating and reinforcing
• Garner insights into motivating and recognizing virtual team performance