Managing Projects and People Remotely FLEXCAST

Overview

Has your organization experienced change during the recent disruption? Are the professionals in your industry being challenged by new ways of doing business, including industry or regulatory changes? Ed will share core strategies to manage and lead remotely along with critical strategies to manage projects and time. Participants will learn how to skillfully rethink and retool your managerial skills in ways that will help you reach your people and empower them to perform while enhancing overall performance and productivity. Business has changed more since the end of the economic downturn (2009) than in all the prior 30 years. Add to that this recent disruption and you’ll find you’re in a brand-new game. Ed will help you understand the new rules and how to win the game. This program will also afford Professionals the skills to enhance their performance while enjoying time to increase productivity at work and at home. The course is divided into three key modules. The first section focuses on the skills and tools necessary to effectively manage your time, plan your day, week, month and year as a professional. The second section is designed to take your newly developed time management skills to the next level by increasing your productivity and enhancing overall performance.

Highlights

Managing Remotely. A Prelude to Project Management. 5 Key to Time Management. Characteristics of Leadership. Work Breakdown Structure. 5 Phases of Project Management. Performance Enhancers.

Prerequisites

None.

Designed For

CPAs, CFOs, controllers, leaders and managers.

Objectives

Remotely Inspire, motivate, and guide others towards goal accomplishments. Consistently develop and sustain cooperative working relationships. Encourage and facilitate cooperation within the organization and with customer groups. Fostering commitment, team spirit, pride, trust. Develop leadership in others through coaching, mentoring, rewarding, and guiding employees. Reenforce the key skills to be an effective manager both remotely and on site. Enhance the effectiveness of remote work groups. Goal, role clarification, and interpersonal processes. The setting of priorities, performance objectives and performance measures. Monitoring and improving performance and methods employed. Prioritizing your day, week, and life. Managing multiple priorities as we focus on key outcomes. Getting more done in less time. Create a work environment that encourages creative thinking and innovation. Influence others toward a spirit of service and meaningful contributions to mission accomplishment. Enable others to acquire the tools and support they need to perform well remotely. Assure that effective controls are developed and maintained to ensure the integrity of the organizations. Monitor and evaluate plans and focus on results and measuring.

Preparation

None.

Notice

This is a FlexCast (no exam required) and may be viewed only Monday - Saturday, 5am - 5pm PT. You may take up to one year from the date of purchase to complete the course. Pause your FlexCast and resume at a convenient day during the hours above. Partial credit for 2+ credit courses: If you are unable to complete the course in one sitting, partial credit can be awarded (minimum of one credit). To earn the remaining credits, you must return later and start the course from the beginning. Use chat to ask questions of a subject matter expert during the program.