Remote management skills

Overcome the unique challenges created by managing remotely

Physical distance between managers and their teams raises barriers to communication and presents leadership challenges that, if not managed properly, result in poor team spirit and performance problems.

Whilst some functions have historically had a significant element of remoteness (eg sales and service staff) more people are now working remotely at least some of the time. This growth in remote working has been generated by the increase in flexible working opportunities and in globalisation, and facilitated by technical and cost improvements in remote technologies.

Don't let the challenging aspects of managing from a distance adversely affect your team's morale and productivity. This course will show you positive ways to address issues of remoteness and equip you with practical tools to increase morale and lead your people and teams to success, remotely.

This is a two day course.

Managers who work remotely from the team they lead.

• Tips, tools and approaches for managing your team effectively from a distance.
• Methods for overcoming the barriers to effective communication imposed by distance .
• Ways to develop team members more effectively, even remotely.
• Know how to empower your team, to improve initiative, support and control.
• Ideas for creating and maintaining team spirit in remote environments.
• Practical methods for changing and improving results.

This course is presented by Reed Learning.

• Understanding the purpose of management in the context of leading remotely.
• Problems caused by remoteness for managers and their teams.
• The increased importance of fundamental management skills and methods.
• Roles remote managers need to play.
• Creating the right environment and situation for people to succeed.
• How delegation needs to change to be successful in remote working scenarios.
• Coaching remotely to develop confidence and competence and to retain sufficient control.
• Key reasons for failure in remote working.
• Developing and maintaining remote team spirit.
• Overcoming the barriers to effective communication in remote teams.
• What empowerment means you need to actually do to help your teams achieve success.
• The need for change and practical methods to achieve it in remote-working scenarios.
• Getting commitment, action and results from the team.

This course is held by Reed Learning and endorsed by CIMA as suitable for members and their staff and colleagues.

12 CPD hours (for non CIMA members)