Managing Remote Teams

Remote working is becoming increasingly common and often poses new challenges for managers.ProSeminar's Managing Remote Teams looks at the specifics of managing remote and virtual teams and explores how management style and approach to team-working needs to be adjusted accordingly.

Emphasis is placed on building relationships, managing performance and supporting the individual both technologically and personally. The course is relevant both for those already managing remotely and for managers from organisations considering developing remote working.

Course Membership

• Managers of teams where some members work 'off-site', e.g. on clients' premises, on assignments overseas, in the 'field', from a home base or a satellite office.

• Managers considering developing remote working.

Course Objectives

• To provide participants with the opportunity to examine the implications of managing remote teams

• To help participants determine the styles, skills and processes they need to develop to manage their teams effectively

Course Outline

• Introduction to managing remote teams

• Management style and the remote team

• Sharing goals, setting and managing performance criteria

• Building a team identity

• Supporting individuals

• Handling performance problems

• Equipping staff to work remotely

• Getting the best from technology

• Managing telephone conversations and teleconferencing

• Team meetings – managing the dynamics

Course Methods

Managing Remote Teams is an interactive course which provides participants with the opportunity both to learn from the expertise of the tutor and to pool experiences, learn from each other and exchange models of good practice.