Leading at a Distance Seminar

Course content: Leading at a distance Seminar

Basics of distance leadership

• Understanding and challenges of distance leadership
• Differences and similarities with presence leadership
• Success factors for leading remote teams
• Role and tasks of a leadership position in a remote environment

Communication and collaboration

• Effective communication techniques for decentralised teams
• Use of web conferencing and digital tools
• Promoting collaboration and team spirit

Leadership techniques and tools

• Adapting leadership style to physical separation
• Encouraging motivation and commitment
• Dealing with conflicts and challenges
• Recognising and using potential for optimisation
• Developing and promoting roles in decentralised teams

Putting one's own leadership skills and style to the test

• Self-management and resilience in the remote environment
• Building trust and relationships
• Promoting identification and belonging in the team
• Reflection and further development of one's own leadership style

The future of remote leadership

• Trends and developments
• Impact of digitalisation on leadership
• Preparation for future challenges

The Leading at a Distance Seminar and your benefit from it

Our Leading at a Distance seminar is your springboard to effective distance leadership. With a practical approach and a wealth of useful tips and techniques, we prepare you to meet the challenges of distance leadership with flying colours.

• You will engage with the specific challenges and opportunities of remote leadership and be able to consider these in your role.
• You will learn effective communication techniques and leadership tools for working in remote teams and be able to use them in a targeted way.
• You develop a deeper understanding of the dynamics and needs of remote teams and can thus promote cooperation and team spirit in your team.
• You gain insights into current trends and developments and can thus prepare yourself for future challenges.
• You benefit from the exchange of experiences with others and receive valuable impulses for the further development of your own leadership style.

Methodology and didactics: Leading at a distance seminar

At the heart of our Leading at a Distance seminar is an interactive and participative approach to learning. We firmly believe that learning is most effective when it is active and inclusive. Therefore, we combine short theoretical inputs with extensive practical exercises and group discussions. This allows participants to directly apply and deepen the concepts and techniques they have learned. In this way, we ensure that you leave the seminar with a solid understanding and practical tools that you can immediately implement in your everyday leadership.

Target group of the Leading at a Distance Seminar

The Leading at a Distance seminar is aimed at leaders who want to master the balancing act between spatial separation and effective team leadership. Whether you have just moved into a leadership position or are already experienced - this seminar offers you valuable insights and practical tools. Our seminar is designed to be cross-sectoral and offers valuable strategies and techniques for everyday remote work, regardless of the size of your team.

The Leading at a Distance Seminar as In-house Training

With our Leading at a Distance seminar, which we also offer as an in-house training directly in your company, we can specifically address the unique needs and challenges of your company. With the possibility to organise the training according to your wishes and schedule, we offer you maximum flexibility. Don't hesitate to contact us for more details and a personalised offer: kontakt@drgkitzmann-akademie.de

From the Leading at a distance seminar: Virtual leadership - what does it mean?

In the Leading at a distance seminar, virtual leadership is understood as the management and guidance of teams whose members work in different locations. This can involve teams working in different cities, countries or even time zones. Due to the distance, meetings and discussions cannot take place in shared meeting rooms or face-to-face conversations. Instead, all communication is based on digital solutions. Video calls, emails or specialised software solutions are replacing physical meetings. Although modern technologies make it possible to communicate at a distance, physical separation means adjustments to the management style. There also needs to be a deep understanding of the dynamic needs of the team in order to enable productive, interactive work. The remote leadership seminar provides you with the tools you need.

Leading at a distance seminar: The 3 advantages of virtual work

Despite various challenges, virtual work offers enormous advantages.

1. Flexibility: Virtual work allows us to work from almost anywhere in the world - regardless of where the employer is located. Whether working from home in the same city, in a co-working space elsewhere in the country or even in a hotel or café far away - digitalisation makes it possible to work from any location and still be closely networked with colleagues. The flexibility to combine holidays with work or to work remotely for other reasons has become a popular means of employee retention in companies and leads to a better working atmosphere and greater satisfaction.
2. Increased productivity: Interruptions from colleagues, conversations and a noisy office environment are regular distractions in a traditional office environment. With the option of working from home, employees can avoid these interruptions and organise their working environment the way they want it. This can significantly increase their own productivity. In addition, digital meetings allow work processes to be organised in a more targeted manner, as travelling and other time wasters are eliminated.
3. Talent acquisition : The search for qualified personnel is extremely difficult in today's world. However, if a company offers the option of working virtually from other regions, significantly more potential applicants will be approached than if the search is limited to the local talent pool. This not only enables companies to recruit better staff more quickly, but also ensures more diverse and potentially international teams.

Leading at a distance: seminar for cross-border communication

Working remotely brings with it a number of challenges. If employees who are not physically present in the office do not have sufficient contact with their colleagues, this can lead to a feeling of isolation or alienation among team members. Virtual meetings also enable an exchange that comes very close to a face-to-face conversation. However, they harbour the risk that what is said is not conveyed in the way the speaker would like it to be. Non-verbal signals such as body language or facial expressions are not always emphasised in the digital environment and represent obstacles to effective communication. Leading at a distance therefore requires the ability to communicate effectively across geographical boundaries. This includes the use of digital tools for coordination, the ability to motivate team members and support the development of team roles, regardless of their geographical location. Managers also need to master special dialogue techniques and strategies to promote trust and togetherness within the team and avoid misunderstandings. We will introduce you to these in the Leading at a distance seminar.