Managing, directing and inspiring – from a distance
Leading from afar creates new challenges because the normal cues, controls and opportunities for influence don’t exist. And yet, the demands on leaders are not reduced.
Remote Leadership is a practical, how-to course that focuses on the specific skill sets needed to be an effective virtual leader. Course work includes exploring the social aspects of online interactions, understanding the unique situations of dispersed team members, applying technology creatively for the purpose of enabling teams to work effectively and collaboratively, and establishing policies that support respect and communications between remote team members.
Who Will Benefit?
Remote Leadership is a webinar aimed at anyone who leads virtual teams.
What You Will Learn
Through online discussion, lecture and interaction, you will:
- Understand the challenges of leading a virtual team
- Explore leadership perspectives that are essential to success
- Discover how to use tested methods to become more effective at inspiring, directing and managing virtual teams, including building synergies, avoiding unnecessary conflicts and hitting milestones
- Establish presence and enhance clarity despite the limits of working at a distance from your team
Course Outline
Topics in Remote Leadership include:
- Pre-Class Activity
- Reviewing Leadership Roles
- Challenges Remote Leaders Face
- Understanding Leadership levers and how to use them
- Differences between Management and Leadership
- Leadership Inventory and Diagnostics - Interactive and personalized activity
- Tips to more effectively lead remote teams
- Measuring Success
- Lessons Learned and Action Items (possible group interaction depending upon class)
- Post-Class Activity: Climate Assessment and Counseling
The Executive Business Institute continually updates the contents of its programs to meet its participants’ needs. Course content may vary from session to session.
Course Leader
Peter Andrews has spent a career bridging the gap between technical capabilities and the bottom line. He provides advice on emerging technologies both to IBM and to IBM’s clients and has led teams in IBM. He has written articles related to Remote Leadership and was an important leader on an IBM Future Workforce study.