The combination of mobile working and working in the office is becoming the new standard for many teams. The training series Virtual Collaboration and Leadership supports you in working successfully together in virtual teams.
Many employees have been familiar with collaboration in virtual teams for some time, because they have already been working in international teams or have been working mobile. The trend toward mobile working was reinforced by the Covid 19 pandemic to the extent that at times the majority of teams were working from home. Although more and more employees are now returning to the office, there will be no revival of the pre-pandemic work culture with its demand for near 100% office attendance. Many employees have come to appreciate the advantages of being able to flexibly choose their place of work depending on the task and the situation. Hybrid work models that combine working from home with working from the office will establish themselves as the new standard.
In addition to many advantages, collaborating in virtual teams also brings challenges. The reduction of face-to-face contact changes communication with each other. If people meet less frequently in person, conflicts may remain undetected for longer. In virtual space misunderstandings can easily arise, when in contact with colleagues from other cultures. Self-management can also be more challenging when the special separation of work and private life is no longer maintained.
The training series Virtual Collaboration and Leadership offers support in dealing with these challenges. This series is aimed at all employees and managers who work in virtual teams.
Structure of the training series
The entry point to the training series Virtual Collaboration and Leadership is an e-learning that provides basic information on virtual collaboration. The e-learning is a prerequisite for the participation in all other training modules, which are conducted as trainer led online training.
Furthermore, the modules Professional Conflict Management and Kaleidoscope of Cultures build on Effective Communication in a Virtual Environment. Therefore the latter is set as a requirement.