Challenges to Managing Virtual Teams and How to Overcome Them

WHAT IS THE TRAINING ABOUT?

The course is about how to manage and influence Virtual Teams to help you communicate more effectively with your virtual team and ensure that your team is committed to getting the work done.

BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING THE TRAINING:

  1. Communicate more effectively and build trust with your team
  2. Influence your team members to get things done
  3. Save valuable time spent on pointless tasks, including useless meetings and back &forth emails
  4. Choose the right techniques for effective team collaboration
  5. Build trust with your team members
  6. Increase accountability and engagement among the team

WHO IS THE COURSE FOR?

Professionals who manage virtual teams, including:

  • Project Managers
  • Directors
  • Entrepreneurs
  • Consultants

WHAT IS INCLUDED INTO THE TRAINING?

  • Tactics, not just strategies
  • Proven science-based research in the areas of influence and managements that are referenced in the score and are going to help you become a much more successful manager
  • Scripts and templates that you can use with your virtual team to save you time
  • Summary of actions after each module

TRAINING METHODS:

  1. Pre-training assignment
  2. Mini lecture
  3. Group practical workshop
  4. Individual exercises
  5. Questionnaire
  6. Case study
  7. Implementation task

TRAINING OUTLINE:

MODULE 1: TRAINING INTRODUCTION

MODULE 2: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF COMMUNICATION THE VIRTUAL TEAMSWHICHHELP YOU COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY WITH YOUR TEAM TO AVOID ANY MISCOMMUNICATION OR AMBIGUITY ISSUES

MODULE 3: PRINCIPLES OF BEHAVIOR CHANGE INCLUDING HOW TO STRATEGICALLY SET DEADLINES AND HOW TO ASSIGNE SPECIFIC TASKS FOR YOUR TEAM MEMBERS TO GET THINGS DONE

MODULE 4: THETACTICS AND TOOLS FORINFLUENCE & PERSUATION WHICH WILL GIVEYOU STEP BY STEP TACTICS TO HELP INFUSE YOUR TEAM TO GET THINGS DONE

MODULE 5: MANAGING VIRTUAL MEETINGS EFFECTIVELY WHAT YOU NEED TO DO BEFOREHAND, DURING, AND AFTER EACH OFTHEMEETING WHICH WILL ENABLE YOU TO BECOME MORE PRODUCTIVE

MODULE 6: BUILDING TRUST IN VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS AND WHAT THE SECRET FORMULA FOR TRUST IS

MODULE 7: SOME KILLER EMAIL & PHONE TECHNIQUES THAT CAN BE USEDTO MANAGE E-MAIL OVERLOAD AND HOW TO USE YOUR VOICE TO YOUR OWN ADVANTAGE

MODULE 8: CONCLUSION AND WRAP-UP OF WHAT YOU LEARNED

Workshop – 16 hours work „on line” with participants (4 sessions x 4 h)