Leading Virtual Teams

In today’s digital world, home-working and teleworking have become much more common for many businesses. But how do you build a cooperative and productive team if you can’t meet face-to-face? This two-part online course will teach you the communication skills to create and motivate a successful virtual team.

Course Objectives

Leading Virtual Teams equips you to:

1. Create a virtual team community based on relationships and camaraderie.

2. Establish clear team expectations based on mutual trust and respect.

3. Communicate effectively and use technology that fits the situation.

4. Identify ways to foster an environment of virtual teamwork, group effort, and cooperation.

What You’ll Learn

Learn ways to foster an environment of teamwork, group effort, and collaboration. Establish clear team expectations based on mutual trust and respect. Explore ways to communicate effectively, regardless of format!

Why you want to learn it

Communication is key to successful teams, but the way we communicate is rapidly changing. Since relationships are more naturally made face-to-face, leaders of virtual teams need to engage in practices that encourage teambuilding and camaraderie. This course equips you with the knowledge and skills needed to reach that level of effective communication.

How it will help you

Become a manager that keeps pace with the age of technology, utilizing a whole network of low-cost virtual communication methods. Prove your adaptability as you drive your team to foster relationships in unique situations. Use your creativity and newfound knowledge to build a strong, productive, and successful team.

At the end of this session, you will be able to:

• Create a virtual team environment based on relationships and camaraderie
• Establish clear team expectations based on mutual trust and respect
• Communicate effectively and use technology that fits the situation
• Identify ways to foster an environment of virtual teamwork, group effort and collaboration