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The Virtual Workplace
An e-Learning Course for Managers

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Course Objectives and Benefits

This course will enable managers of virtual workers to

  • Learn the steps, habits, and routines needed to teach, coach and maintain highly effective work behavior in a geographically distributed work group

  • Effectively lead the change toward more flexible work environments, including new attitudes and cultural shifts needed to function effectively in the evolving workplace

  • Gain an understanding of what it takes to excel in a virtual workplace, why some virtual office workers fail, and how to make sure their workers don’t

  • Learn advanced skills for effectively developing, managing and supporting a work group with virtual office workers

  • Gain the ability to direct and encourage adoption of a “virtual workplace way of life” by all employees in the work group

  • Use techniques and tools designed to assure that employees maintain a high level of proficiency regardless of their work location

  • Set worker performance expectations and have employees routinely exceed them

Course Overview

  • Virtual Work: A Manager’s Perspective

  • The Role of the Virtual Workplace in Emerging Workplace Trends

  • Perspective: Technology-Induced Workplace Change

  • Potential Challenges to Effective Virtual Work Programs

  • Course Objectives and Benefits

Establishing a solid virtual work foundation

  • Identifying Appropriate Individuals

  • Preparing Virtual Office Workers

  • Communicating Expectations

  • Preparing the Workgroup

Creating and managing a highly effective mobile work environment

  • Refreshing your core management competencies

  • Assuring virtual work success

  • Managing work group communications

  • Managing the change

  • Managing virtual work activities and performance

Course Summary

  • Next Steps

  • Frequently Asked Questions

  • Course Resources

  • Internet Resources

  • Technology

Call the number below or e-mail Rachel@WFCResources.com for information about putting this course on your Intranet.

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Click here to learn about the Employee Course.