How to get work done effectively and overcome the isolation of those not located at the same site.

Date: Thursday, February 4, 2021
Time: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM PST
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Businesses have been running on remote workers for about 10 months now. This has unleashed a large-scale experiment on how to work with distributed teams. Managing remote workers has become an intriguing challenge for line and project managers. The basic question is how to get work done effectively and overcome the isolation of those not located in close proximity. For many, the work situation may be changed forever.

We will watch two short videos and several excerpts of a longer video, and discuss each one after it is viewed. We encourage participation and ask attendees to share their own personal experiences and their skills for managing remote teams.

VIDEOS:

• “How to Collaborate Effectively If Your Team Is Remote (The Explainer)”, Mar 5, 2020, Harvard Business Review
• “How to Keep Your Remote Employees Engaged at Work | Fellow.app” Sep 25, 2020, Fellow App – Management and Productivity Tips
• “How to lead and manage remotely: Adjusting to the COVID 19 pandemic” May 25, 2020, Panel of McKinsey and Co. consultants

FACILITATORS:

Carl Angotti, of Angotti Product Development, is a long time IEEE TEMS SCV Board member and past Chapter Chair. He has led many high-tech projects as well as having an avid interest in the management of technical engineers.

Rafael Betancourt, of Betasoft Consulting Inc., current TEMS Chapter Chair and longtime technical line manager.

PDU Info for PMI PMPs: 1.0 PDU in Leadership. CEU Info for Agilists & Scrum Masters: apply 1.0 hour toward appropriate category.