This workshop consists of two mandatory parts.

ContextIn these challenging times managers are suddenly managing people and teams who have become remote and isolated.Most have never experienced a challenge on this scale, have limited experience to draw upon and therefore may be feeling a little lost.The two virtual modules will focus on the vital action’s leaders must be taking to help their teams remain engaged, positive and productive during this challenging time.

Outline - Leading Remote Teams PART 1- Adapting to a virtual work environment

• How to help your people to define and navigate the new remote working reality

• How to adapt your communication style to provide confidence and reassurance

• How to communicate with confidence when you may be feeling uncertain

• How to set up and maintain a communication and contact cadence with your people and teams

• Why (and how) you must adapt your leadership behaviour when managing people remotely

• The vital questions you need to be asking your people on a regular basis

• How to keep people resilient, focused and motivated

• How to maximise your own resilience

• How to maximise your team’s resilience

Outline - Leading Remote Teams PART 2: Driving engagement and delivering results

• The challenges of managing at a distance and what to do to overcome them

• How to manage people’s workload, productivity and accountability remotely

• How to manage and coach performance at a distance

• How to avoid the common mistakes that will annoy and demotivate your people

• Running a remote meeting cadence – recommended meeting formats you need when managing people and teams virtually

• Driving productive virtual meetings – how to make your meetings productive, engaging and outcome focused

• Getting things done - how to help your people to achieve discipline and productivity in a virtual environment

Trainer's Bio

Simon Hazeldine has had over 15 years’ experience in senior sales, sales management and leadership roles with one of the world’s leading FMCG companies and was head of their sales training academy and subsequently head of leadership and talent development operating on an international basis. He is a regular keynote speaker at conferences and has spoken in over thirty countries across five continents. He is the bestselling author of 5 books on selling, negotiating, customer service, performance psychology and applied neuroscience. Simon has worked with a variety of professional bodies and institutes and has worked at a number of leading business schools.