Managing and Motivating Remote Teams

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Managing and Motivating Remote Teams

Managing and Motivating Remote Teams

Tune your management and leadership skills to the new normal of remote workers and teams.

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Feb 27, 2024

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Duration

4 weeks, online
3hrs/week
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Now, more than ever, the ability to effectively manage remote teams has become a critical management skill. A manager in possession of this ability is positioned to hire the best talent, motivate that talent, and achieve or exceed performance goals at a much higher rate than managers who do not invest effort in developing this skill.

This course provides the understanding and foundation required to tackle all the challenges introduced by having direct reports that work remotely. During this course you will learn the key elements of managing remote teams such as recruiting, performance management, effective communication, and organizational health. Special focus is placed on not just leading remote employees, but motivating them, keeping them engaged with each other, and exceeding business goals.

Once you have completed this course, you will have developed a solid understanding of the special circumstances and requirements for managing remote teams through the study of real-life scenarios. Plus, you will have gained hands on practice through robust role-play and coaching scenarios.


This career-changing course comprises four purposely designed modules that take you on a carefully defined development path.

It is an instructor-led program which runs to a fixed schedule, with set start and finish dates. It is driven forward by your instructor and features eight hours of instructor-led workshops through Microsoft Teams. You will, however, have time to complete an additional four hours of homework assignments in your own time outside of the live sessions.

As part of our mentoring service you will have access to valuable guidance and support throughout the course. We provide a dedicated discussion space where you can ask questions, chat with your peers, and resolve issues.

Your Certificate of Completion will be issued once you have successfully finished the course.


You will be able to:
  • Assess remote employees' ability to work remotely.
  • Implement business rhythms to lead and motivate remote employees.
  • Recruit and hire the best remote employees.
  • Develop a culture that promotes remote work and individual accountability.
  • Keep the team connected and working towards common goals.
  • Communicate effectively and collectively.
  • Conduct meaningful and fair performance evaluations.

  • Team managers
  • Aspiring team managers
  • High performers who are targeted for leadership opportunities

  • None

  • Conflict Management for Teams and Leaders
  • Leading Teams for Organization Success
  • Executive Presence for Professional Success
  • Using Storytelling for Powerful Presentations
  • Course Outline

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    Course Offering

    certificate

    Type of certificate

    Certificate of Completion

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    About this course

    04 Modules

    06 Skills

    includes

    Includes

    02 Peer feedback sessions

    01 Guest panel discussion and Q&A

    05 Videos

    04 Quizzes

    04 Case studies

    01 Final exam

    exercises

    Develop these top skills

    Creativity

    Persuasion

    Adaptability

    Storytelling

    Engagement

    You’ll learn with these experts

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    Benjamin Flower

    Director of Leadership Development, SkillUp Technology

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    FAQs

    The ability to effectively manage remote teams has become a critical management skill. Managers possessing the skills to manage remote employees will be able to hire the best talent and motivate that talent. This will then help them to achieve or exceed performance goals at a much higher rate than managers who do not invest effort in developing this skill.

    This Managing and Motivating Remote Teams course guides managers on how to tackle the challenges introduced by having direct reports that work remotely. During this course, you will learn the critical elements of managing remote teams such as recruiting, performance management, effective communication, and organizational health.

    This course places particular focus on leading remote employees, motivating them, keeping them engaged with each other, and exceeding business goals.

    The course achieves this by enabling develop a solid understanding of the circumstances and requirements for managing remote teams. There will be a study of real-life scenarios to highlight these concepts. Plus, you will gain hands on practice through robust role-play and coaching scenarios.

    Managing and Motivating Remote Teams comprises four purposely designed modules that take you on a carefully defined development path. The course is instructor-led with a fixed schedule and specific start and end dates. There are eight hours of instructor-led workshops; however, you will need to complete an additional four hours of homework assignments outside of the live sessions.

    Don't worry, you will have access to valuable guidance and support throughout the course. Plus, we provide a dedicated discussion space where you can ask questions, chat with other learners, and resolve issues.

    You will learn skills and techniques to recruit and hire the best remote employees during the course. You will be able to assess an employee's ability to work remotely. You will also learn how to develop a culture that promotes remote work, individual accountability, teamwork, and effective communication. You will develop the ability to implement business rhythms to lead and motivate remote employees and keep the team connected and working toward a common goal. Plus, once you complete and pass the course, you will receive a Certificate of Completion.

    The target audience of the Managing and Motivating Remote Teams course includes team managers aspiring team managers, and high performers wanting leadership opportunities. However the concepts and subject matter can apply to all learners, so this course has no prerequisites. Other courses that might interest you include Building Your Personal Brand, Executive Presence for Professional Success, and Using Storytelling for Powerful Presentations

    Managing and Motivating Remote Teams

    Course Offering

    certificate

    Type of certificate

    Certificate of Completion

    course

    About this course

    04 Modules

    06 Skills

    includes

    Includes

    02 Peer feedback sessions

    01 Guest panel discussion and Q&A

    05 Videos

    04 Quizzes

    04 Case studies

    01 Final exam

    exercises

    Develop these top skills

    Creativity

    Persuasion

    Adaptability

    Storytelling

    Engagement

    You’ll learn with these experts

    profile-image

    Benjamin Flower

    Director of Leadership Development, SkillUp Technology

    View on LinkedIn

    Newsletters & Updates

    Subscribe to get the latest tech career trends, guidance, and tips in your inbox.