Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to the course!

    • Before You Start: Navigating on Thinkific

    • Welcome to Working Remotely

    • Please Click to Download the Course Workbook

    • Introduction and Definitions

    • Fun Fact: How Far is Remote?

    • The Benefits of Remote Work

    • Concerns About Working Remotely

    • A Little Data
  • 2

    Module #1: Setting Yourself Up for Success

    • Introduction and Overview

    • Part I: Characteristics of Successful Remote Workers

    • 1.1.1 Exercise: Assess Your Suitability for Remote Work

    • 1.1.2 Your Assessment

    • 1.1.3 Deep Dive: Addressing Challenges with Flexibility and Adaptability

    • 1.1.4 Deep Dive: Addressing Challenges with Communication

    • 1.1.5 Deep Dive: Addressing Challenges with Organization and Discipline

    • 1.1.6 Deep Dive: Addressing Challenges with Initiative and Problem-solving

    • 1.1.7 Deep Dive: Addressing Challenges with Patience and Empathy

    • Part II: Conditions for Success

    • 1.2.1 Building Your Schedule

    • 1.2.2 Managing Transitions

    • 1.2.3 Space and Set-up

    • Cartoon-Space

    • 1.2.4 Boundaries

    • 1.2.5 Managing Your Boundaries

    • Quiz: Name That Interruption

    • 1.2.6 Advocacy

    • 1.2.7 Evaluating Your Conditions for Success

    • 1.2.8 Survey: Conditions for Success

    • Part III: Effective Communication

    • 1.3.1 The Elements of Communication

    • 1.3.2 Start with the End in Mind

    • 1.3.3 Consider the Context

    • 1.3.4 Choose Your Channel

    • 1.3.5 Compose Content and Consider the Code

    • 1.3.6 Reduce Noise

    • 1.3.7 Deliver Your Message

    • 1.3.8 Solicit Feedback

    • 1.3.9 Exercise: Planning a Communication

    • Communication Quiz

    • Create Your Action Plan
  • 3

    Module #2: Remote Teamwork

    • Introduction & Overview

    • Concerns About Remote Teamwork

    • Part I: Trust

    • 2.1.1. What is Trust?

    • 2.1.2 Four Dimensions of Trust

    • 2.1.3 Connection

    • 2.1.4 Competence

    • 2.1.5 Reliability

    • 2.1.6 Integrity

    • Exercise: Evaluating Trust

    • 2.1.7 Compensating in Virtual Teams

    • 2.1.8 Deep Dive: Proactively Building Connection

    • Toolkit: Owners Manual

    • 2.1.9 Deep Dive: Proactively Establishing Competence

    • 2.1.10 Deep Dive: Proactively Demonstrating Reliability

    • 2.1.11 Deep Dive: Proactively Oozing Integrity

    • 2.1.12 Thought Experiment: The Mother-in-Law Effect

    • Exercise: Re-earning Trust

    • 2.1.13 Trust Hacks: How to Trust Someone Again (1)

    • 2.1.13 Trust Hacks: How to Trust Someone Again (2)

    • Quiz: Trust on Remote Teams

    • Survey: Trust on Your Team

    • Part II: Remote Collaboration

    • 2.2.1 Effective Collaboration

    • 2.2.2 Information Richness

    • Quick Tip: Prioritize Sound Quality over Video Quality

    • 2.2.4 Emojis--Not Just for Kids Anymore

    • 2.2.5 Timeliness of Your Collaboration

    • 2.2.6 Synchronous Collaboration

    • 2.2.7 Asynchronous Collaboration

    • 2.2.8 Choosing Between Synchronous or Asynchronous

    • 2.2.9 Tools for Collaboration

    • Quick Tip: Screen Recording

    • 2.2.10 Research Findings--Video On or Off?

    • 2.2.11 Clarifying Intentions

    • (Not So) Fun Fact: Negativity Bias

    • 2.2.12 Staying in Sync

    • 2.2.13 The Importance of Mutual Knowledge

    • 2.2.14 How Do You Interpret Silence?

    • Part III: Addressing Conflict

    • 2.3.1 Unseen Work

    • 2.3.2 Conflicts in Virtual Teams

    • 2.3.3 Step 1: Prepare for the Conversation

    • 2.3.4 Step 2: Give a Heads Up

    • 2.3.5 Step 3: Choose Your Channel

    • 2.3.6 Step 4: Create a Cheat Sheet

    • 2.3.7 Step 5: Deliver the Message

    • 2.3.8 Step 6: Follow-up

    • 2.3.9 Step 7: Reconnect

    • Fun Fact: You Can Hear a Smile

    • Remote Teamwork Wrap Up