Leading Hybrid and Virtual Teams

Description

This course is tailored for managers and leaders who are responsible for overseeing hybrid and virtual teams within their organizations. As remote work becomes more prevalent, the ability to effectively lead teams across diverse geographical locations and digital platforms is crucial. This program will provide participants with the tools and strategies necessary to manage team dynamics, foster collaboration, and maintain productivity in a hybrid or fully virtual environment

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Understand the challenges and opportunities presented by hybrid and virtual team management.
• Utilize technology effectively to facilitate communication, collaboration, and team cohesion.
• Develop strategies to motivate and engage team members remotely.
• Implement best practices for managing performance and productivity in a virtual setting.
• Create an inclusive and supportive team culture that transcends physical boundaries.

Course Content: 

1. Foundations of Virtual Leadership:

• Key principles of leading in a digital era, including the shift from traditional management styles.
• Overview of digital tools and platforms that enhance remote collaboration and communication.
• How to leverage these tools for effective team meetings, project management, and real-time communication.

2. Building Team Cohesion:

• Techniques for fostering a sense of belonging and teamwork among dispersed team members.
• Strategies for virtual team building and social interaction to enhance team dynamics.
• Adapting performance management practices to suit remote work settings.
• Setting clear expectations and using digital metrics to monitor team performance.

3. Engagement and Motivation:

• Methods to motivate and engage team members who work remotely.
• Identifying and addressing the unique challenges that remote workers face, including isolation and burnout.

4. Cultural Competence and Inclusion:

• Ensuring inclusivity in team interactions, acknowledging diverse backgrounds and time zones.
• Best practices for managing cross-cultural teams and leveraging diversity to enhance team performance.

Core Skills Developed:

• Digital Literacy: Mastery of digital tools and platforms for managing virtual teams.
• Empathetic Leadership: Skills to understand and address the individual needs and challenges of remote team members.
• Communication Excellence: Enhanced ability to communicate clearly and effectively across digital mediums.
• Strategic Thinking: Ability to design and implement strategies that optimize team performance in a hybrid or virtual setting.

Teaching Methods:

The course employs a blend of instructional techniques suited to adult learning, including:

• Interactive Webinars: Engaging online presentations that provide foundational knowledge and advanced insights.
• Workshops and Group Activities: Practical sessions to apply learned skills in simulated environments.
• Role-Playing Scenarios: Opportunities to practice leadership techniques in virtual settings.
• Discussion Forums: Structured online discussions to share experiences and strategies among peers.

Who Should Take this course

• Managers and leaders who are responsible for overseeing hybrid and virtual teams within their organizations.

Duration

• 3 hours, including brief breaks to maintain engagement and facilitate learning absorption.

This program equips leaders with the necessary tools and understanding to effectively manage and lead hybrid and virtual teams. Participants will gain a comprehensive toolkit for enhancing team productivity and collaboration while maintaining a positive and inclusive work environment, regardless of physical location.

Certificate in Frontline Leadership

This course is part of the Certificate in Frontline Leadership offered by the institute. Through a blend of core and elective courses, participants will gain valuable insights and tools to excel in their roles and drive their teams towards success.

Facilitators

Dr. Wayne Corneil is an Adjunct Professor in the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa. He teaches at the postgraduate level on Crisis Leadership, Organizational Continuity and Resilience. He conducts research and program evaluation on psychosocial interventions and on individual and organizational resilience. More recently he has been looking at the implementation of hybrid workplaces. He has been a principal investigator on the APEX Executive Work and Health Studies from 1995 to the current 2024 iteration.

Dr. Corneil provides consulting including the facilitation of courses and training sessions to public and private sector organizations on mental health in the workplace, creating psychologically safe workplaces, resilience, psychosocial preparation for retirement, and crisis leadership.

He spent 32 years in a variety of senior positions in Health Canada at the regional, national and international levels with responsibilities for Occupational Safety & Health, Quarantine and Emergency Health Services.

Some career highlights:

-He is credited with the creation of the Employee Assistance Program for federal departments & agencies.

-He set up and coordinated the traumatic stress response for the Federal Government of Canada including such events as the Gander and Swiss Air crashes.

-He led the federal response to several major health outbreaks, including West Nile virus, H1N1, H5N1, Zika, pneumonic plague, SARS, MERS, and Ebola

-He has conducted research on executive health since 1995 and has taught on occupational health in Canada, the U.K., France, the Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, and the U.S.

-He is the author of several books, book chapters, and over 100 articles in professional and scientific journals, including two chapters in the International Encyclopaedia of Occupational Health & Safety.

For twenty years up to 2009, he had a private clinical practice for emergency response personnel, healthcare practitioners, executives and senior officials specializing post-traumatic stress disorders and work-related stress and burnout. Dr. Corneil has doctorate in Epidemiology and Occupational Health Psychology from the Johns Hopkins University and has professional degrees in psychotherapy, social work, criminology and adult education.