AdelaideX: Manage Virtual and Hybrid Teams

Keep your virtual or hybrid teams connected and working efficiently

Working practices have radically evolved over the last five years. Being able to lead, motivate, and supervise a team remotely is a crucial part of management today.

On this four-week course from the University of Adelaide, you’ll gain the skills and strategies you need to lead a motivated and efficient virtual team.

You’ll consider a range of factors affecting virtual work, including diversity, connection, and communication.

Explore the changing nature of work and new developments in virtual communication

You’ll begin by reviewing the status quo in virtual communication and virtual management.

Weighing up the advantages and disadvantages of remote and hybrid work, you’ll discover how managers decide what model is best for their team or organisation.

Learn what makes a successful digital workplace

Focusing on critical success factors, you’ll examine what works and what doesn’t in virtual and hybrid working environments.

You’ll also gain a toolkit for monitoring your colleagues’ wellbeing and performance from behind a screen.

Master strategies for managing remote teams

Guided by your course leader, you’ll delve deeper into virtual communication and management strategies. You’ll learn how taking a trust-based approach to management can help to involve and inspire employees working remotely.

By the end of the course, you’ll have the practical skills you need to stay connected with colleagues and boost your organisation’s efficiency.

This course is designed for managers or team leaders working in organisations that are completely or partially operating remotely. It is primarily aimed at new or emerging managers, but may also interest more experienced managers looking to upskill or update their approach to virtual management.