Managing a Remote / Blended Workforce

Work is no longer about “place” or being in a certain location for a certain amount of time. The Blended Work concept is whereby employees split their time between home and office.

This shift is driving businesses to develop new working environments, to bridge the physical and sometimes mental divide that can happen as a long-term result of remote working. The Blended Workforce is essentially the happy medium, making interactions among colleagues more seamless, cohesive and collaborative.

This course will look at the differences in managing people working from home and in person. It will highlight the unique challenges in managing a remote workforce. You will be shown the importance of communication throughout the process, how to keep staff engaged, motivated and keep that “team” mentality when managing a blended workforce. You will learn how to adapt your management style, how to build trust, and how to utilize hugely beneficial online tools.

Course Content

• Common Challenges of remote work
• Common Challenges of blended work
• New communication / feedback challenges
• The Engaging Leader – Leadership Skills to Engage your Team and Boost Performance
• Teamwork and Solving the Productivity Puzzle
• Defining and Communicating the Organisations Big Picture
• Detecting Diverse Motivations and Refining Rewards
• Trust – How it can be utilized to improve relationships and productivity
• Establishing structured check-ins
• Keeping socially connected and maintaining relationships
• Health & Safety working remotely – do employees need to be trained?
• Being mindful of the work / life balance
• What are the most common managerial mistakes?

Who Should Attend

This course will be of particular interest to all organisations both public and private sector who have some or many colleagues working remotely who want to educate themselves on better ways to manage team members in a changing work environment.

Certification

On completion of this one-day training course, you will receive your CMG MasterClass Certificate of Attendance in Managing a Remote Workforce. Please note certificates are issued at the close of the training course to participants on completion of the course. You will also receive a full Managing a Remote Workforce course pack to refer back to at any time in the future. Please check directly with your association or awarding body to see how many points they will award.

Cost

This training course costs €425 EARLY-BIRD (Normal rate €525).