Essential Virtual Teaming for High Performance Teams

Course Number: 122-BB
Recommended Duration: 1 Day

Intended Audience: Anyone who needs to lead, manage, or organize effectively in a virtual environment.

Course Overview

In global organizations the skills required to lead, manage, and participate in dispersed teams has become increasingly important. Participants will learn the “soft-skills” required when working in a virtual environment and how to select and leverage the information and communication technologies available in their workplace. Participants will also be encouraged to share their experiences of virtual working and to creatively seek ways to apply their learning on their return to work.

Objectives

As a result of taking this course, you will learn to:

• Recognize and deal with the unique challenges of working with dispersed teams
• Leverage the Essential Elements of High Performance Teamworking
• Define and agree on team roles and responsibilities
• Create an effective communication process
• Select the appropriate collaboration technology
• Plan and manage virtual meetings
• Recognize and handle cultural differences
• Embrace diversity

Prerequisites: None

Topics

• Virtual teams - from traditional to virtual teams
• The challenges of virtual teamworking
• High performance virtual teams - essential elements of high performance virtual teams
• Building a high performance virtual team
• Virtual teaming in practice
• Effective communication
• Virtual meetings
• E-collaboration technology
• Culture and diversity

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