Team development and motivation including virtual teams

Member price: £272 + VAT

Non-member price: £320 + VAT

Timing: 9.30am-4.30pm

Overview

The growth of teams in general and in particular virtual teams has been possible because of significant achievements in communication technologies. There are many powerful operational reasons why businesses are now increasingly reliant on virtual teams to achieve their project and business aims. Virtual Teams are now an established and increasingly important part of the global business environment.

This practical course will demonstrate a range of methods and tools to enable you to improve your people management skills and motivate your teams either face to face or virtually.

Who should attend

This course will be of benefit to professionals with staff responsibilities or those about to undertake them.

• Existing managers and team leaders refocusing an existing team
• Project Managers who are managing virtual teams
• HR Professionals who may advise and support virtual teams
• Anyone who is responsible for building a new team virtual or otherwise

What you will learn

This interactive course is designed to help you to:

• Motivate yourself
• Motivate professionals and support staff
• Recognise people's strengths and weaknesses to hone your people management skills
• Understand the value of coaching
• Delegate effectively
• Understand the key issues and motivators which influence the performance of virtual teams
• Develop specific behaviours, knowledge and skills to successfully build, develop and manage virtual teams
• Design effective strategies to improve the performance of virtual teams and to overcome the operational challenges which can affect their performance

This course covers the following topics:

• Understanding yourself and others
• Effective communication and influencing skills
• Coaching and feedback skills
• The challenges of managing a virtual team
• What additional behaviours, knowledge and skills are needed for effective management of a virtual team?
• Communication with virtual teams – challenges and solutions (e.g. on-line meetings, feedback on performance, effective use of technology)
• Building and maintaining effective relationships and collaboration
• Building trust, confidence and motivation
• Setting clear, precise and effective goals
• Working effectively with cultural diversity in virtual teams
• Performance management of virtual teams
• Building and developing a virtual team

Questions?

BPP | Tel: 0330 060 3303 | Email: ldicas@bpp.com