Whether you are just starting a remote project team or leading an ongoing group from a distance, this session takes traditional team development ideas and expands them and makes them relevant (and practical) for a group working virtually.

At the end of this session, participants will:

• Understand and share the challenges and possibilities of remote teams
• Assess their current teams in the areas of task completion, working relationships and communication
• Learn what builds trust in any team, and how to accomplish that in a remote environment
• Discover tools and techniques for creating great working relationships using your company’s technology
• Develop an action plan for strengthening relationships and trust in your remote team
• The session includes a pre-class assessment of their current team health in three areas, copies of the course visuals and a PDF, re-printable packet of planning tools they can use for future presentations.

Every leader we talk with, coach, or train tells us the same thing. They all have lots to do – more than they did six months or a year ago, with no end in sight.

The reality is that we are busy. We have full plates. We are balancing home and work life. We have incredible demands on us every day, and everyone expects their project to be done NOW! We don't want to disappoint anyone—but something has to give.

And as a remote employee, while there are many benefits, there are also additional challenges that can sabotage your productivity ...

Without the traditional office environment, it can be difficult to separate and balance where work ends and home begins. Creating the right work environment at home can be difficult, particularly if you don't have a designated office space. And without the benefit of in-person "check-ins" or regular conversations throughout the day, projects and tasks often have unclear expectations.

In this session, we'll help you to get control of your day life and career. We start by identifying the unique challenges that confront remote workers, and robs them of both their productivity and time. You'll learn the importance of clarifying your role, your work and your goals and also how to make sure you and your organization are in sync right from the start.

During this session, participants will learn:

• General challenges of working remotely
• Specific challenges of working at home
• How to create a remote (home) working environment that is built for success
• The "4 Productivity Pivots" that can drastically improve your overall productivity
• The danger of the "Activity Trap" and how to avoid it
• Tips for eliminating distractions and improving your focus
• How to manage your calendar so that you're working during your most productive times
• The habits that are impacting your productivity and results
• Action planning for future success and effectiveness

Over half a manager’s time is spent on meetings, and fewer than 20% of managers have received any coaching or training in the dynamics of effective online meeting leadership.

It’s no wonder than that 60% of those meetings are considered wasted time by both participants and meeting leaders!

In this session, we teach simple rules and best practices for leading meetings that get results. No matter the presentation platform, you’ll learn how to speed up adoption of the tool and gain a greater return on your technology investment.

At the end of this program, participants will:

• Become familiar with the most common features of web presentation and meeting tools
• Understand the challenges and possibilities of online meetings
• Learn the best way to prepare both leaders and participants for an effective, collaborative meeting
• Discover tools and techniques for increasing participation and interaction
• Develop the facilitation skills needed to get great results from your virtual meetings

As a leader you know that helping your team member set goals - and then holding them accountable for those goals is part of your job. But more than that, it is critical to your success. Doing these things can be challenging in any setting, but when you are leading virtually, and not interacting or seeing your team members (and their work product) everyday, it is even more challenging. This session takes the principles of goal setting, supporting goal achievement and accountability and applies them to the unique challenges of doing it all at a distance.

At the end of this program, participants will:

• Be able to apply 7 keys to effective goal setting - beyond SMART goals
• Identify and apply both process and results goals
• Create goal achievement synergy with a remote team
• Create a goal achievement plan that can be achieved remotely
• Identify at least five ways to support remote team members in reaching their goals
• Be able to effectively create clear accountability over the phone or other technology
• Use a valuable accountability model
• Use remote tracking and follow-up processes

If you lead a team or have responsibility for a project with people dispersed geographically, the challenges of giving feedback are heightened significantly. Not only are communication opportunities reduced, but in many cases it is harder to observe the behaviors you are coaching on. This session takes the principles of effective coaching and feedback and applies them to the unique challenges of doing it at a distance.

Like all of the sessions, this is highly interactive allowing participants to not only learn the principles and skills but get their specific questions answered. Participants will leave with the workshop handouts and checklists and tools to help them succeed in their coaching opportunities.

At the end of this program, participants will:

• Recognize the sources of feedback and how they impact successful delivery of feedback
• Determine ways to gather information and data in order to provide useful feedback
• Apply ten key feedback strategies in a remote or virtual situation
• Be able to effectively engage people in a coaching conversation over the phone or other technology
• Use a simple coaching model effectively
• Use remote tracking and follow-up processes
• Set clear performance and results expectations

The series concludes the way it begins – with you and both facilitators together to tie up the loose ends, solidify your knowledge, answer your questions and basically be your coach. You and your cohort of learners will have the chance to pick each other and your facilitators' brains, and they will share their latest thinking and lessons on all things related to leading remotely.