Course Outline

Strategies for Managing a Distributed Team

  • Managing project outcomes rather than individual tasks within the project
  • Conducting regular internal team meetings
  • Work progress monitored by peers (peer coaching)

Building a Distributed Team

  • Utilizing IT tools to support the management process
  • Regular information exchange among employees to maintain interpersonal relationships
  • All-in-one meetings for team integration

Influencing the Motivation of a Distributed Team

  • Meeting individual needs
  • Motivating the team at different stages of team maturity
  • Self-motivation and its determinants
  • Setting goals and the path to achieving them – should I only outline a vision, or also indicate the course of action?

Organizing Your Own Work and That of Others

  • Time thieves: common pitfalls managers fall into
  • Active versus passive action
  • Time management and setting priorities
  • Delegating tasks: what, to whom, how, and when
  • Analyzing your own work

Requirements

The course is general in nature and participation in it does not require specialist knowledge

 7 Hours

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