It’s not uncommon for leaders to worry about remote workers’ productivity. But remote workers actually tend to keep longer hours and are often more productive than in-office workers. So what’s the real challenge of leading a virtual team? More often than not, the challenge is establishing practices of open, transparent communication that helps your team understand the vision for what they’re meant to accomplish and keeps them engaged in doing great work.
Both managers and team members work in silos, leaving everyone wondering what’s getting done
Solution :
Establish strong strategies for regular 1-on-1 that make work visible and drive team-member engagement.
Team members feel uncertain of what is expected of them or how their work contributes to their organization’s priorities
Solution :
Communicate proactively and clearly about work to be done and delegate effectively in a remote setting.
The isolation of remote work creates distrust or doubt about others’ contributions, or leaves people unsure how to deliver on expectations
Solution :
Create a strong culture of feedback and frequent communication to support the team’s efforts.
- Explore the critical mindset shifts that will maximize your success as a leader of others, especially those who work remotely.
- Increase engagement of remote team members by adapting how you conduct regular 1-on-1 and ensuring you understand team-member issues when you don’t have the advantage of face time.
- Create clarity about team goals and results by communicating more proactively with your remote team, and delegate responsibility by finding successful strategies for providing support
- Learn how creating a culture of feedback can increase engagement when leading a virtual team.
23 JUNE 2020
20 JULY 2020
18 AUGUST 2020
9:00 am ( 4 Hours )
RM 370 per person (inclusive 6% SST)
