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The Certificate Series


The world is changing - and that means the complex role of a leader is changing too.

One of the biggest changes - and challenges - that many leaders and organizations are facing is leading teams remotely.

Leading remote employees is now a fact of life. Over 80% of teams and 90% of projects have at least one member not physically located with the rest of the group. And a recent study from GlobalWorkplaceanalytics.com showed that the number of employees who telecommute more than one day per week increased over 79% from 2005 to 2012.

These facts, while compelling, only matter if you are someone leading others remotely. If you or others in your organization do, you owe it to yourself, your team and your organization to read on.

While the principles of effective leadership and team management haven’t changed, maintaining peak performance and keeping employees engaged when separated by miles, time zones and culture is a tall task for any manager or organization.

Remote Leaders Have Unique Challenges

Let’s be honest – leadership of others is already hard enough when they are down the hall or on the shop floor. When you add in the challenges of them being remote, it gets harder – and more stressful.

  • How do we communicate successfully?
  • How can we make meetings, that are already painful in person, work using technology? (and avoiding the conference call from he#%)
  • How do we build the relationships and trust with the team – and help them do that between each other?
  • How do we present ideas, change and more at a distance?
  • How do we coach and give feedback successfully?
  • How do we deal with the unknowns? After all, we can’t see what they are doing, how they are doing it and if they are ever working?

If you have ever struggled with even one of these questions, you know what we mean.

Leadership is hard ... doing it remotely is even harder.

But it is part of our job.

With the Right Skills, You Can Harness the Power of Your Remote Team

From communication...to performance management...to motivation...and more, as a remote leader, you’ve got to be prepared to stay connected, handle meetings and schedules and provide the support your staff expects and needs.

This isn’t just a leadership problem (some organizations are selling remote leadership training that is really just their normal training with the word “remote” attached). And it isn’t just a technology and tools challenge (though knowing how to use the tools can facilitate your success). The Remote Leadership Certificate Series brings together experts in both of these areas to help you get the results you want.

The Remote Leadership Certificate Series is designed to provide you with the practical skills to lead remote employees, virtual teams and mobilized work forces. The Series teaches techniques and methods to effectively motivate and manage virtual employees and teams with ease and success.

You'll learn core leadership skills for the way we really work today including:

  • How to recognize and avoid pitfalls of remote-based teams
  • Communication techniques to get and stay connected with employees
  • What builds trust in any team and how to accomplish that remotely
  • What makes coaching and giving feedback different from a distance - and how you can do both more effectively no matter where you are!
  • The do's and don'ts of virtual meetings and how to make the most of them
  • How to prepare and deliver web presentations - using the job aids and planning tools you have

Remote Leadership is Different and So is This Series

The Remote Leadership Certificate Series is a small group experience delivered remotely just like you lead so that you get the experience, exposure and access to us that you need to be successful. It is 6 online sessions targeted for the skills a remote leader needs, including building a virtual team, leading virtual meetings, coaching from a distance and much more. You can expect to have direct interaction and feedback with both the instructor and other attendees – ensuring that all your questions are answered and that you make the most of your investment.

We specifically limit class size to allow for maximum interaction and learning. As one of only ten people participating in the group, you will have the opportunity to interact with your fellow participants, ask any and all of your most challenging questions and work directly with the instructor on applying what you are learning to your own unique situation.

Why a Certificate?

The ability to lead remotely is crucial to your success and having proof of your training and learning provides confidence and credibility for yourself and through your organization. If you are thinking of training multiple leaders in your organization, this certificate is a designation of their progress and an indicator of their future success.

If you are a leader with people spread across geography and time zones, the skills you will learn in this series will change your leadership life. Join us now to have less stress and frustration, and greater confidence and success in your leadership role.


Agenda

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SESSION #1: How Leaders Create and Manage Remote Teams

At the end of this program, 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.

SESSION #2: Maximizing Your Productivity (for Managers)

In the Maximizing Your Productivity (for Managers) session, participants will learn:

  • General challenges of working remotely
  • Specific challenges of working with, and leading, those who work from 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 and the manager’s role in achieving success
  • The danger of the "Activity Trap" and how to avoid it
  • Tips for eliminating distractions and improving your team's 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

If you're tired of being overwhelmed; if you're falling further and further behind and sinking deeper into quicksand with no help in sight, and want to help yourself and your team become more successful, you cannot miss this virtual class, designed specifically to address the challenges that remote employees and their leaders face every day.

Writing & Managing Email

In the Writing & Managing Email session, participants will learn:

  • The importance of analyzing and improving emails you send
  • A simple format for writingemail that is easy to read, easy to understand gets action
  • How your tone, style, and grammar in communications lead to either sabotage or success
  • How to manage volume and quality of correspondence, inside (and outside) of your organization by declaring W.A.R. on email
  • Habits to immediately develop that will carry you to success

SESSION #3: Achieving Goals & Creating Accountability 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

SESSION #4: Leading Effective Virtual Meetings

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

SESSION #5: Effective Remote Coaching and Feedback

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

SESSION #6: Wrap-up Session

The series concludes the way it begins – with you, Kevin and Wayne 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 the brains of Wayne and Kevin, and they will share their latest thinking and lessons on all things related to leading remotely.


Upcoming Workshops


Remote Leadership Certificate Series #2103
  • May 4, 2021, 2 p.m.-4 p.m. ET: How Leaders Create and Manage Remote Teams
  • May 11, 2021, 2 p.m.-4 p.m. ET: Maximizing Your Productivity as a Remote Employee
  • May 18, 2021, 2 p.m.-4 p.m. ET: Achieving Goals & Creating Accountability at a Distance
  • May 25, 2021, 2 p.m.-4 p.m. ET: Leading Effective Virtual Meetings
  • June 1, 2021, 2 p.m.-4 p.m. ET: Effective Remote Coaching and Feedback
  • June 8, 2021, 2 p.m.-4 p.m. ET: Wrap-up Session

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Remote Leadership Certificate Series #2104
  • September 14, 2021, 2 p.m.-4 p.m. ET: How Leaders Create and Manage Remote Teams
  • September 21, 2021, 2 p.m.-4 p.m. ET: Maximizing Your Productivity as a Remote Employee
  • September 28, 2021, 2 p.m.-4 p.m. ET: Achieving Goals & Creating Accountability at a Distance
  • October 5, 2021, 2 p.m.-4 p.m. ET: Leading Effective Virtual Meetings
  • October 12, 2021, 2 p.m.-4 p.m. ET: Effective Remote Coaching and Feedback
  • October 19, 2021, 2 p.m.-4 p.m. ET: Wrap-up Session

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Want to customize your training or interested in just one course? You can learn more about our individual courses or check out our Custom Training to find out how you can customize your learning experience.

This qualifies for…

  • “Class B” PDUs for the Project Management Institute
  • Continuing Education credits for SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) and others. Check with your accrediting body.
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