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Managing Remote Teams
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The Managing Remote Teams workshop explores the strategies needed to manage virtual teams. It stresses the importance - and expands on the challenges - of building trust among team members to ensure effective virtual teamwork. The workshop also explores the challenges of global communication.
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Managing Remote Teams helps participants to more effectively:
Understand and overcome the challenges that face groups when they are not in close proximity to each other
Implement strategies to communicate effectively
Develop techniques to manage virtual performance
Demonstrate cultural sensitivity
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1 day; also available in 2 1/2 hour Turbo Session
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Business Rationale for Virtual Teams
Traditional versus virtual organizations
Growing need for virtual teams in today's global environment
Communication Vehicles and Techniques
Email
Teleconferencing
Video conference calls
Five Guidelines to Building Trust
Orientation
Communication
Clarity of vision
Cultural sensitivity
Disciplined work processes
Challenges and Barriers to Global Communication
Time differences
Language barriers
Maintaining effective communication over distances
Managing Performance
Setting goals
Virtual coaching
Managing results - not effort
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Communication Style Assessment
Group discussion
Role plays
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| MATERIALS |
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Participant manual
Handouts
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