Gain new insights, experiences and advanced tips for helping yourself and others to work from home. Find out the 5 bad habits too many remote workers and their managers acquire from lack of experience, tools and expertise. Then acquire the latest strategies for communicating with remote workers.
Come away with a deeper understanding of this enormous cultural and work shift going on in the workplace and in society.
Available and included as part of the Certified Remote Work Manager program.
Prerequisites
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What you will learn
- Unit 1
Understanding the Remote Workplace
The economics of the new Knowledge Society
Organizational benefits from remote workers
Employee benefits of working from home
How remote work improves productivity - Unit 2
Advanced Tips on Working from Home
The essentials of successful Remote Work
Remote Workflow and Work Day
Peak work time and the new work rules
Coping with guilt and work stress
The 5 bad habits newbie remote workers acquire - Unit 3
Issues in Working from Home
Transitioning office-centered workers
Establishing social contact and meetings
Late night emails and establishing boundaries
Miscommunication online and the solutions
Work Solutions for Personal time and needs
Making weekends personally rewarding and organizationally productive - Unit 4
Communicating with Remote Workers
Virtual office communication software
Synchronous tools and tips
Asynchronous tools and tips
The need and role of the new ‘water cooler’
How to register
This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.
Course schedules
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Contact us
If you have any question, please email at advising@vcc.ca.
† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.