Leading and Motivating Dispersed Teams

Examine what it takes to successfully work with, and lead, distanced teams. Acquire critical skills leaders and members of a virtual team need for creating, maintaining and motivating successful virtual teams.

In the digital age, people are traveling less and meeting face-to-face less frequently with their fellow team members and leaders. Virtual teams are already a fact of the global marketplace as companies leverage global talent, and technology facilitates better communication. Acquire critical skills leaders and members of a virtual team need for creating, maintaining and motivating successful virtual teams. Effectively navigate the challenges and obstacles related to working virtually. Draw from recent research to identify a two-stage model of distance leadership. Develop a plan to more effectively work with and lead teams who don't share a physical space.

Managing People and Leading Teams

Equip yourself with the strategies and the management savvy to foster highly effective communication and collaboration.

Two-Day Concentrated Program

Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. and class runs 8:30 – 4:30 both days with a one-hour networking lunch included.

Austin, Texas

Enjoy proximity to the vibrancy of the campus and downtown Austin, and the innovative, business-friendly environment of the city.

Benefits

• Learn why virtual teams are so important to organizations today and understand the dynamics
• Discover tools for managing people from afar
• Acquire strategies for communicating effectively with distanced team members
• Work with the two-stage model of virtual leadership
• Recognize your employees' development needs
• Identify appropriate resources for employee development
• Discuss what keeps valued employees from leaving when working from a distance
• Know how to use the performance management process as a retention tool

Topics

• Recognizing technical, interpersonal and cultural issues facing virtual team
• Exploring factors for effective virtual teamwor
• Examining best practices in leading local and global virtual team
• Assessing perspectives, harnessing aptitudes, minimizing weaknesses, setting expectations and managing performance of diverse employees with limited contact
• Benefits and drawbacks of dispersed working environment
• Audio conferencing