Training for Leaders of Distanced Teams

Description

This course is designed to provide managers, supervisors, and team leads of varying levels tools, techniques and strategies for leading remote or distanced teams. As technological capabilities advance and off-site work becomes more common, leadership must be prepared to operate in a distanced, remote environment, and incorporate these skillsets into day-to-day operations. This course will introduce the benefits and drawbacks of a dispersed worki8ng environment, help leadership learn how to leverage the benefits of remote working for increased employee engagement, motivation, and teamworking, and introduce the concept of adaptive leadership.

Learning Objectives

• Technical, interpersonal, and cultural issues facing distanced teams
• Effective performance management for remote employees
• Employee retention in a remote environment
• Effective virtual teamwork and communication
• Best practices in leading and motivating distanced teams
• Assessing team skills and perspectives, and minimizing team weaknesses, with limited contact

Course Details

• Course Length – 1 Day
• Continuous Learning Points (CLPs) – 8
• Graded Materials Include: Case Studies, Practical Exercises, In-Class Assignments, Group Discussion and Attendance of all Instructional Hours
• SCC offers this course virtually through Adobe Connect, Zoom, WebEx, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet.