Leading virtual / hybrid teams

This e⁠-⁠training course is about successfully leading hybrid teams and shaping the new working reality between working remotely and in-person at the office with a view to the future. Participants learn how they can establish binding rules as a basis for hybrid collaboration and where the limits of hybrid work lie. In addition, despite the physical distance, hybrid team meetings and team spirit are two essential components of this e⁠-⁠training course. Other focal points are the concept of fairness and the individual needs of employees working from home and in person at the office.

Leading virtual teams is a skill that can be learned. The participants will learn how to motivate virtual teams remotely and in a media-appropriate way. They will learn to build trust between the individual team members working in different locations around the world. Another focus area of the e⁠-⁠learning course is for the participants to learn how to promote social networking in a team. In the last chapter, they will learn how to give effective feedback even remotely.

Communication is the fuel that powers all teamwork. This also applies to virtual teams. In this e⁠-⁠learning course, participants will learn how to establish efficient communication in virtual teams. They will learn which digital media is suitable for which occasions and what they should think about when choosing a respective medium. Further, users will learn to regulate collaboration on their virtual teams, how avoid media-induced misunderstandings, and finally, how virtual meetings should be conducted.

More and more often people are working from home. Managerial tasks remain the same and are based on a combination of people-oriented and goal-oriented leadership. This results in five central challenges: building trust, achieving results, resolving conflicts, developing employees and motivating employees. However, these leadership challenges have to be executed differently at a distance compared to when in direct contact with employees. Get started to unlock this crucial skill.

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