• People taking on the responsibility of virtual management for the first time
• Established leaders and managers who would like to develop a more effective approach to the challenges of delivering results across organizational, geographical and time boundaries
• Individuals who are part of a virtual team

This Leading and Managing Virtual Teams training course will provide a deep understanding of the communication and collaboration tools that allow virtual working to be the normal mode of working today. In this training course, you learn to effectively lead virtual teams across distances, time zones, organizational separation, and cultural differences, while continuously delivering results across multi-site and international environments.

Post the successful completion of the course, the participants will be able to - 

• Build and maintain virtual teams to create success
• Design an action plan to optimize team effectiveness
• Maintain team performance through key collaborative relationships
• Facilitate teams using effective communication technologies
• Manage the risks and benefits of distance and cultural diversity

Module One - Overcoming the challenges of working in virtual teams

• Planning to meet the individual and team challenges of operating virtually
• Meeting the motivational challenges of individuals and teams
• Managing the impact of separation factors including distance, time zones and cultures
• Proactively adopting a model that focuses on relationships, communication and tasks

Module Two - Analyzing the impact of distance on collaborative working

• Comparing working together with working apart and plugging the gaps
• Factoring in the effect of trust among team members

Module Three - Establishing the foundation for effective collaboration

• Providing what team members need to be successful
• Focusing on the needs of a virtual team

Module Four - Proactively developing a team with a common goal

• Balancing an individual's technical and virtual contributions
• Mapping the key relationships to enhance team success
• Analyzing the perspectives and priorities of stakeholders
• Assessing the impact of current communications with stakeholders
• Managing dynamics

Module Five - Orienting new virtual team members through onboarding

• Managing the virtual learning dip
• Running effective virtual team start-up sessions
• Start-ups sessions: face-to-face or virtual?