Managing Remote & Distributed Teams

Remote work has distinct advantages and disadvantages—and a manager has a significant impact on how well their team collaborates and works. This workshop provides opportunities for managers to avoid common pitfalls in managing remote teams, and to leverage the benefits of remote work to ensure that team members feel connected to the broader organization. Through a combination of small group and large group activities, this training offers the opportunity to share and learn best practices for novice and experienced managers alike.

Learning Outcomes

  • Awareness of how virtual management brings unique challenges and exacerbates bias

  • Understanding of how to mitigate burnout across hybrid environments

  • Tools and tips for supporting engagement and connection on distributed teams

Content May Include

  • Exploring current-state organizational management culture at your organization

  • Tips for communicating across difference

  • Discussion of managing performance with remote workers and expanding our visibility as managers

  • Reflection on ‘where culture happens’ in remote environments

  • Managing up and psychometrics/team assessments

Methodology

Learning sessions are highly interactive and participatory to encourage active learning and engagement with the material. Workshops will likely include lecture presentation, large group discussion and scenario discussion facilitated through virtual tools.