Supervisor and Manager Resources
Guide to Our Return to Normal Operations
Supervisor and Manager Resources
Remote work works best when employees and supervisors communicate clearly about expectations. The following resources will help you in managing and leading remote teams. View a downloadable PDF version of the following resources for managing and leading remote teams.
LinkedIn Learning Courses
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- Building Relationships While Working from Home: How to create professional yet personal connections with remote team members and how to satisfy that missing element of closeness that people get when they are together at work
- Empathy at Work: Explore key strategies for effectively communicating empathy to the people you work with
- Leading at a Distance: Tactics and strategies for empowering remote teams and team members, as well as teams that consist of remote and in-person employees
- Leading Virtual Meetings: Explore the challenges and benefits associated with online meetings and discover strategies for leading an effective meeting from a
- Leading Virtually – Vulnerability and Presence When Working from Home: Guidance on building trust, listening, practicing servant leadership, and engaging stakeholders inside and outside the organization
- Managing Compassionately: How to establish a considerate culture to reduce conflict and increase productivity using coaching and leveraging the strengths of individuals
- Managing Remote Teams – Setting Expectations, Behaviors, and Habits: Best practices on how to provide employees with the trust, tools, and structure they need to be successful in a virtual environment
- Managing Skills for Remote Leaders: How to create a sense of community and build an inclusive culture that spans virtual workspaces and shares values, goodwill, and ideas
- Remote Work Foundations: Best practices using cloud-based tools to stay productive, build culture, and work seamlessly with your team
- Time Management – Working from Home: Tips to stay productive and balanced when working from home part-time or full-time
- Tips for Working Remotely: How to create a productive work environment at home by structuring your day, dedicating a space to work, and avoiding distractions
Articles
- 3 Tips to Avoid WFH Burnout (Laura M. Girge and Venessa K. Bohns, HBR)
- 9 Tips for Managing Remote Employees (Mary Baker, Smarter with Gartner)
- 13 Tips for Leading and Managing Remote Teams (Brent Gleeson, Forbes)
- How to Combat Zoom Fatigue (Liz Fosslien and Molly West Duffy, HBR)
- How to Transition Between Work Time and Personal Time (Elizabeth Grace Saunders, HBR)
- Leading Remotely: What Managers Need to Keep Teams Engaged (Sofia Kluch, Gallup)
- Leading with Empathy During the Pandemic (Sarah Nagem, Financial Management Magazine)
- Top 15 Tips to Effectively Manage Remote Employees (Forbes Coaches Council)
- What it Takes to Run a Great Virtual Meeting (Bob Frisch and Cary Greene, HBR)
- Why Empathy is Crucial to Leading through Crisis (Forbes)
Books
- Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. (Brené Brown)
- Empathetic Leadership (Michael Brisciana)
- Engaging Virtual Meetings (John Chen)
- Guide to Virtual Team Building (Konstantin Degner)
- Influencing Virtual Teams (Hassan Osman)
- Leading from Anywhere: The Essential Guide to Managing Remote Teams (David Burkus)
- Leading Remote Teams: Embrace the Future of Remote Work (Alexis Gert)
- Remote Leadership: Successfully Leading Work-from-Anywhere and Hybrid Teams (Debra A. Dinnocenzo and Jason Morwick)
- Remote Work Revolution: Succeeding from Anywhere (Tsedal Neeley)
- The Long-Distance Leader (Kevin Eikenberry and Wayne Turmel)
- Virtual Teams: Holding the Center When You Can’t Meet Face-to-Face (Carlos Valdes- Dapena)
- Working from Home: Making the New Normal Work for You (Karen Mangia)
Videos
- Effectively Managing Remote Teams (Simon Sinek)
- How Teams Can Meaningfully Connect Remotely (Simon Sinek)
- How to Build Trust on a Virtual Team (HBR)
- How to Effectively Lead a Remote Team (LearnLoft)
- How to Lead: Building a High-Performance Virtual Team (Jason Whaling)
- How to Make Virtual Meetings Seem More Real (HBR)
- Trusting Teams (Simon Sinek)