Course Information
Virtual Team Building and Management
Course Description
There were an estimated one billion virtual workers in 2012, and the number is expected to continue climbing well into the future. With a global workforce, you are provided with a cost-effective and talented pool of employees from which to draw. With a virtual team you are given a Follow the Sun production environment. With a virtual team you have the normal issues of a localized team, with the additional challenges of distance and cultural differences. Virtual Team-Building and Management will give participants the knowledge to work with these challenges and succeed in a growing global workforce.
Course Objectives
· Learn how to hold effective meetings and group sessions
· Learn effective ways to communicate with team members
· Use tools to build trust and confidence among employees
· Know how to handle poor performing employees
· Know how to manage a virtual team during any project
Course Outline:
I. Setting Up Your Virtual Team
II. Virtual Team Meetings
III. Communication
IV. Building Trust
V. Cultural Issues
VI. Coaching/Mentoring in a Virtual Environment
VII. How to Succeed with a Virtual Team
VIII. Dealing with Poor Team Players
IX. Choosing the Right Tools
Instructors
Danny M. Goldberg is a well-known speaker on internal auditing and People-Centric Skills. Danny co-authored People-Centric© Skills: Communication and Interpersonal Skills for Internal Auditors, via Wiley Publications. This is the first book published specifically to address the wide-ranging topic of communication skills for internal auditors. It has been offered through the IIA and ISACA bookstores since July 2015 and has sold over 3,000 copies (through April 2018).
Danny has over 21 years of professional experience, including five years leading/building internal audit functions. Danny was named as one of the Fort Worth Business Press 40 Under 40 for 2014. Danny is also accredited as the Professional Commentator of the Bureau of National Affairs - Internal Audit: Fundamental Principles and Best Practices (Professional Commentator). This book was authored by renowned audit scholars Curtis C. Verschoor and Mort A. Dittenhofer – co-author of Sawyer’s Internal Auditing.
Additional Information
TAC Rule 523.142(g) requires the CPE Sponsor to monitor individual attendance and assign the correct number of CPE credits. Participants will be asked to document their time of arrival and departure in compliance with this Rule. Additionally, attendance will be monitored throughout the day and CPE certificates will reflect actual attendance of each participant.
If you are making travel plans to come to Austin, we recommend making "refundable" air and hotel reservations or waiting until 14 days before the class to actually book your reservations. Courses are occasionally canceled or rescheduled due to low enrollment. We determine whether a course has enough participants 16 days prior to the course date. If we cancel or reschedule, we will email the participant and his or her billing contact no later than 14 days before the original class date.
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