Best Practice for Remote Teams

This course is for you if you want to understand what makes remote teams function well, and want to foster a more connected, collaborative environment for yourself and your co-workers.

Regardless of your business, sector or level of technical competency, we can all benefit from sharing knowledge and experience as well as developing better working relationships and environments - especially as we continue to work remotely.

If you find your team is becoming siloed or communication is not what it once was, sign up today to learn the skills and the tools you need to renew your team’s ability to work effectively.

You will gain knowledge and skills to better understand the needs and expectations of remote teams.

• Expert guidance on how to communicate and collaborate effectively within a remote team
• A thorough understanding of the pros and cons of remote/asynchronous working
• Defined (or drafted) charter for remote team members to sign up to (or approve)
• The knowledge to constantly improve work efforts whilst working remotely

In just 3 short sessions we can help transform your team with better tools and systems that encourage better communication, collaboration, efficiency and teamwork:

1. More productivity
2. Increased efficiency
3. Better wellbeing

The course is made up of three sessions, running over the course of a week on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday during which, we will cover:

Session 1: Understanding Remote/Asynchronous working

In the first session, we will discuss the pros and cons of remote and asynchronous working - exploring how we can capitalise on the pros without being dragged down by the cons.

We will also look at digital tools and exercises that can help us learn more about our colleagues’ needs and expectations. This is vital for increasing productivity, efficiency and collaboration in remote teams.

Session 2: OKRs (Objectives and Key Results)

During our second session, we will learn about OKRs – a framework popularised by Google for transparent and collaborative goal setting. This system is a quick and effective way to define progressions for colleagues and teams against common goals. We’ll also use some online tools to create and manage this process for your team.

Session 3: Communication and Scheduling

In the third and final session, we will reflect on what we have learned through the discovery processes and draft a charter between the remote team members. Everyone will know what is expected of them and what they can expect from the organisation and their wider team.

Are you already working remotely or about to start working remotely? Then this course is for you.

You do not need any formal qualifications or niche experience to join this course. As long as you are curious, have a desire to grow, and possess basic digital skills (I.e - can use video meeting software e.g. Zoom, email, word processors, and spreadsheets), you are more than welcome to join.