Remote control

This is a summary of what participants have said about this workout over the last 12 months:

I felt actively involved in the workout	96%
The content was interesting	93%
I will use what I have learnt	94%
I'd recommend this workout to others	86%

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Light, easy to follow, interesting, thought provoking.

Rating

Made me think of working in a more open manner.

Rating

Excellent for keeping me with remote project teams.

Leading a team is often compared to conducting an orchestra. But if your musicians are spread all over the world and in a variety of time zones, it can be all but impossible to keep everyone in tune.

Virtual teams require a new kind of leadership. In particular, they demand:

Clever use of what little time we have together.
Tooth ache clarity on purpose, roles, process – far, far more than when you can walk over and tap me on the shoulder.
New ways of building relationships and a sense of community.
Smart ways of using technology to overcome the barrier of invisibility.
Early warning signals for when things start to go awry.
A different set of expectations about how to behave and what to expect.

The workout draws together lessons from dispersed teams across the world and provides practical tools for you to manage by remote control.

An idea of what it is reasonable to expect from your virtual team and what they should expect from you.

Examined different techniques for setting up a virtual team.

Reviewed a selection of communication tools and templates and decided which work best for you.

Practised ways to keep a dispersed team on a single track.

Uncovered tactics to resolve tensions between people who can't see each other.