Managing the Virtual Workplace
Class Length 1 Day
Prerequisites None
Overview
Virtual workers and virtual teams are an essential part of today’s workforce. More than ever, people are using technology to work anywhere, anytime.
There are big benefits to today’s virtual workplace, but there can be big challenges, too. This one-day course focuses on preparing employees for the virtual workplace, creating telework programs, building virtual teams, leveraging technology, and overcoming cultural barriers.
Target Audience
Managers and supervisors that use technology to conduct business in a variety of locations.
The Challenge
- Not understanding the advantages and disadvantages of virtual teams
- Selecting the wrong technology tools for the team
- Poor scheduling and conducting of team meetings
- Inability to overcome cultural barriers
Our Solution
To Learn to…
- Create a virtual workplace strategy
- Develop, implement, and maintain telecommuting programs
- Build a virtual team and lead them to success
- Plan and lead virtual meetings
- Use technology to support a virtual workplace
- Overcome cultural barriers when leading virtual teams
- Develop virtual leadership skills
Course Outline
- Defining the virtual workplace
- Creating virtual workplace programs
- Technology tips and tricks
- Building virtual teams
- Leading virtual team meetings
- Working with cross-cultural teams
- Virtual leadership strategies
Management Workshops
Practical, Personalized, Empowering
Time Management Training
Empower your team to boost productivity and achieve workplace success by sending them to our practical time management training where they will create personalized time mastery action plans.
Insightful, Strategic, Empowering
Time Management Using DiSC
Help your team gain control of their workload, reduce stress, and work smarter by leveraging our insightful time management training complete with personalized assessments and strategic priority-setting frameworks.
Strategic, Methodical, Insightful
Project Management
Drive business growth by leveraging our strategic project management training where your team will gain the techniques to effectively align, plan, and execute projects for on-time, on-budget delivery.
Fundamental, Practical, Empowering
Project Management For Non-Project Managers
Boost project success rates by enrolling your non-PM employees in our fundamental yet practical project management training where they will gain the core techniques to effectively lead assignments while avoiding common pitfalls.
Project Management Training For Non-Project Managers
Practical, Methodical, Empowering
Project Management Application
Boost your team’s project management capabilities by leveraging our practical training where participants will gain techniques to methodically execute initiatives on time, within budget, and achieve desired outcomes.
Insightful, Strategic, Empowering
Stress Management
Reduce burnout and boost workplace well-being by enrolling your team in our insightful stress management training where they will gain personalized strategies to recognize triggers, become stress resilient, and proactively manage demands.
Empowering, Insightful, Practical
Work-Life
Guide your team toward improved work-life harmony even amid uncertainty by leveraging our empowering and insightful training where they will assess their situation and create practical experiments tailored to their individual needs and goals.
Strategic, Tech-Enabled, Cross-Cultural
Managing The Virtual Workplace
Lead high-performance virtual teams by sending your managers to our strategic and tech-enabled training focused on utilizing technology, overcoming cultural barriers, and implementing telework programs for remote employee success.
Strategic, Impactful, Connected
Goal Setting At Work
Get everyone moving in the same direction by leveraging our strategic goal-setting training where your leaders will learn to develop connected, impactful goals that tie directly to corporate vision and priorities for organization-wide execution.