Working Remotely
Learn from Experiences
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Identify and implement new techniques to better manage a virtual team by watching How to Have a Hybrid Meeting That Works for Everyone, by Heidi Grant at Columbia University
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Rethink meetings. Gain ideas from the Linked In Learning handout, "Should We Have a Meeting? (If Not, What Should We Do Instead?)," which provides a decision tree to determine if a meeting makes the most sense. If you need to meet, use these facilitation techniques for a better outcomes.
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Recommend the use of technology to enable your team(s). Begin by understanding what GW has available and make sure you inform faculty and staff. Review guidance from GW IT and resources from GW Libraries and Academic Innovation teams.
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Take advice from the Education Advisory Board. Use their article, "The do’s and don’ts of managing remote employees: principles to keep in mind to successfully transition (and maintain) your team" as a checklist and identify a few actions you will take to work more effectively.
Learn from Others
- Read “What Great Mentorship Looks Like in a Hybrid Workplace” and explore the concepts with someone you trust. Consider how you can be a better mentor. Think about how you might seek out mentorship to help you learn and develop.
- Discuss the Center for Creative Leadership's article, "Working from Home Advice: 10 Tips to Improve Productivity," to identify a few things you could do differently to be more effective.
- Explore the white paper, "5 Skills Every Virtual Manager Needs," with a trusted mentor to identify what is working and what you could do differently.
- Learn while helping someone adjust to working from home by discussing the tips in this Educause article, "Transitioning to Remote Work."
Learn from Experts
- Forming, Storming, and Norming: Making Online Teams Work (Article)
- How to Lead a Hybrid Team: 5 Best Practices (Article)
- EAB Article: The do’s and don’ts of managing remote employees
- 5 Skills Every Virtual Manager Needs to Succeed (AMA White Paper)
- Remote Work Trends to Guide High Performance During COVID-19 (Article)
- Chronicle: Remote Teaching While Introverted (Article)
- Transitioning to Remote Work (Educause Article)
- Resilience Strategies for Thriving on Telework from the State Department (Article)
- 10 Tips to Improve Productivity from the Center for Creative Leadership (Article)
- Leading at a Distance: Linked In Learning Course (Log into GW Network prior to accessing)
- Leading Virtual Meetings: Linked In Learning Course (Log into GW Network prior to accessing)
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