Leading and Managing Virtual Teams

Course Overview

Module 1: Adopting a Virtual Team Working Model

In this module, you will learn how to:

• Define the key attributes of virtual working
• Understand the needs of virtual workers
• Develop trust in a virtual environment

Module 2: Leading the Virtual Team

In this module, you will learn how to:

• Adopt lessons from working at home
• Working as an effective virtual team
• Facilitate effective teamwork
• Apply effective virtual project kick-off meetings practices

Module 3: Building and Maintaining a Virtual Team

In this module, you will learn how to:

• Identify the best approaches to communicating and collaborating virtually
• Assess the impact of technology on the quality of the communications
• Make meetings more effective

Module 4: Culture and Distance: Managing the Impact

In this module, you will learn how to:

• Lead team members of different cultural backgrounds more effectively
• Distinguish between the three layers of cultural awareness
• Factor in the impact of distance on team performance

Module 5: Being a Virtual Leader

In this module, you will learn how to:

• Identify key actions a virtual leader can take to enable a team to be more successful
• Establish ground rules to aid team effectiveness and efficiency