Course Description
Virtual teams have become more and more common in today’s work environments. Because technology and globalization have created such environment in which teams communicate and collaborate virtually across boundaries of time, geography, and organizations, it is critical that managers find ways to help the team member’s work comfortably together to complete the projects at hand.
Features
Our facilitators bring real-world experience to every workshop.
You will learn concepts and techniques applicable to any tool or methodology.
You will be led, not lectured, through a series of exercises to immediately apply learned concepts.
Discover How To
Identify the critical success factors of virtual teams.
Manage time, people, and team purpose in a networked environment.
Use the most effective technology to get the message across accurately.
Communicate with cross-cultural team members.
Establish and maintain trust with people you do not meet with face to face.
Conduct your company’s business with people you barely know.
Align your processes, roles, and responsibilities to meet your goals.
Maintain your team identity.
Perform effectively as a team.
Competencies covered in this workshop
Team Development |
Social Skills |
Team Leadership |
Performance Management |
Networking |
Condensed Outline
Introduction
Welcome to the workshop
Get the most out of your time
Workshop objectives and agenda
Review case study
What is a Virtual Team?
Definition
Organizational readiness
Multicultural issues
Stay in the loop
Using Media to Enable Effective Communication
Traditional communication tools
The modern workplace
Building the Right Mix
Identify skills of team members
Determine if a virtual environment is for you
Identify stages of team development
Delegate roles and responsibilities
Structure for peak performance
Identify accountability
Trust
Perform competently
Individual and team integrity
Collaboration
Give and receive feedback
Measuring Performance
Monitor team effectiveness
Develop standards of excellence
Maintain power, control, and authority
Keep consensus
Keep it all together |
