Are you ready to take your remote team's productivity and engagement to the next level? This course provides practical strategies to boost productivity, improve communication, and foster collaboration in virtual teams. Over four modules, learners will explore ways to reduce task duplication, engage team members in virtual meetings, master digital communication best practices, and leverage various digital tools to create a highly productive and engaged remote team. As the final course of the Remote Leadership for Managers specialization, learners will also evaluate real-world scenarios and implement the remote leadership strategies taught through all three courses.
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Productivity in Remote Work
This course is part of Remote Leadership for Managers Specialization
Instructor: Patty Malone
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What you'll learn
Identify and implement effective strategies to boost team productivity, prevent task duplication, and ensure task completion.
Recognize and apply techniques to increase participation, re-engage team members, and create a collaborative virtual meeting experience.
Apply core remote leadership concepts from the Remote Leadership for Managers specialization to real-world remote leadership scenarios.
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There are 4 modules in this course
Welcome to Module 1, Increasing Productivity in a Remote Environment. In this module, we will identify actionable strategies to enhance productivity within virtual teams, explore methods to prevent task duplication, and outline how to prevent tasks from falling through the cracks. We will also reflect on our personal experiences with low work productivity and discuss what strategies helped or harmed the situation.
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1 video1 reading1 assignment1 discussion prompt
Welcome to Module 2, Engagement in Virtual Meetings. This module will address strategies to increase participation, re-engage team members, and develop guidelines for effective and engaging virtual meetings. We will also discuss our personal experiences in engaging meetings and reflect on what made them successful.
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1 video2 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt
Welcome to Module 3, Inundated by Emails? In this module, we will explore tips and tricks for writing effective emails, how to stop emails from dominating your time, and the dos and don’ts of email and texting. We will also learn to recognize what situations would benefit from an email versus another form of communication. We will close the module by listing strategies to improve our personal email communication styles.
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1 video2 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt
Welcome to Module 4, Collaborate Through Digital Tools. This module features a guest interview with esteemed expert Chris Ruoff. We will address various practical digital tools and their applications to enhance engagement and participation within virtual teams and meetings. We will also share our personal tips and tricks for increasing engagement and our favorite remote work digital tools. This module will conclude with a scenario-based, cumulative final exam that covers all topics discussed in courses 1-3 of the Remote Leadership for Managers specialization.
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1 video2 readings2 assignments1 discussion prompt
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