INSTRUCTIONAL PLAN:

HOW TO MANAGE REMOTE EMPLOYEES

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SHEENA
FINAL

BECKHAM

PHASE

OF

INSTRUCTIONAL

PLAN

Phase I

How to Manage Remote

Employees
Training Description

Target Audience

This course is designed

for leaders new to
managing remote
employees or for
managers transitioning
to working remotely. The
content in this course is
designed to review ways
to keep remote
employees engaged,
hold them accountable,
and address the
differences in remote vs.
office management.
Managers attending this
course will develop a
foundation of what to
expect and how to adapt
their leadership styles to
the remote environment.

Managers
Characteristics New to remote
working
Direct reports (some
or all) recently
transitioned to remote
working
No experience
managing remote
workers
Age ranges between
20-75; broad age
range because of
various backgrounds
Genders include male
and female

Modality and
Duration

Goals for the

Training

Classroom setting/inperson
Small group (10
participants maximum)
2 Facilitators (1 trainer
and 1 manager with
experience managing
remote teams)
Three 4 hour days (8am12pm)

Address how the

workplace dynamic
changes
How to hold remote
employees accountable
How to maintain strong
sense of team
How to ensure employee
engagement

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Phase II

How to
Manage
Remote
Employees

Goals
The managers will learn how the
workplace dynamic changes in a
remote environment.
The managers will understand how to
hold remote employees accountable.
The managers will learn how to
maintain strong sense of team using
interactive team meetings.
The managers will learn how to develop
their staff and ensure employee
engagement in a remote environment.
Objectives
After the training, managers will
identify five management skills needed
to create an effective remote
environment with 90% accuracy.
After the training, managers will write
one complete SMART goal needed to
effectively hold their direct reports
accountable with 100% accuracy.
After the training, managers will
conduct a 15-20 minute team meeting
using WebEx with 100% accuracy.
After the training, managers will
identify 3 development traits needed to
enhance the professional development
of their staff
S H E E with
N A B E100%
C K H A M accuracy.
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Technologi
es utilized
will
include:

Instructional
Technologies

This face-to-face
course will review
common manager
situations and
strategies and flip
them to review how to
handle these in a
remote setting. Critical
thinking and creativity
will be explored by
doing breakout
sessions (groups of 34) to explore
responses to remote
scenarios. In addition
to 40% of the class
being breakout
sessions, managers
will have a materials
booklet to respond
individually to various
scenarios 15% of the
time. Learning best
practices from
experienced managers
will also account for

Instructional Strategies

Encourage Critical Thinking

Phase II

The course
objectives will
encourage critical
thinking by
utilizing the
existing skills of
each manager
and leveraging
their strengths.
The managers will
learn how to use
their critical
thinking by
applying their
knowledge and
learning how to
adapt their
management
style to fit a
remote setting
with remote direct
reports.

Prezi and
PowerPoint
Teleconferen
ce
WebCam
WebEx
IM video chat

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PHASE III: PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTATION

The delivery of this course will take place December 1 st 3rd

in a classroom with a group of managers not to exceed 10.
This course will be 4 hours a day and take place over 3
consecutive days.
Individuals involved will include a corporate trainer to
facilitate the classroom content and a subject matter expert
(a manager with tenure of 5+ years in a remote
environment)
Materials will include a workbook primarily to notate best
practices and ideas learned in the classroom. This workbook
will include the outline of classroom discussion.

INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES

Computer and project

Whiteboard and dry erase markers
Large sheets of white paper
Printed copies of workbook for each participant.
This is for notating best practices after each
activity and for daily takeaways.
1 Rewrite Handout for activity on Day 1 (see
slide 11).

IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
A communication from senior leadership will go to all
directors and manager-level employees to advise of this
new requirement for all managers requesting to work
remotely. This communication will include the steps
involved on how the request is routed to training.
This course will be a requirement prior to managers
working remotely and must be completed prior to working
from home.
When the director submits the request to HR for the
manager to telecommute, it will automatically send a
request to the training department to enroll the manager in
this course.

IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (CONTINUED)

The instruction will be implemented in the Corporate
Building and the classroom will be determined by the
trainers.
The course will run monthly or quarterly depending on
the business need.
The individuals involved will include the manager
(participant), his/her director (to submit request), HR
(to send the request to the training department),
guest facilitator (manager in the field), and the trainer
to organize and conduct the training.

INSTRUCTIONAL CONTENT AND STRATEGIES

DAY ONE

INSTRUCTIONAL CONTENT AND STRATEGIES

DAY TWO

INSTRUCTIONAL CONTENT AND STRATEGIES

DAY THREE

ACTIVITY: REWRITE HANDOUT FOR DAY ONE

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS
3, 2, 1 Format (Day 1 and Day 2)
Written in workbook (see 3 bullet points below)
Optional to share in class
3 things I learned today
2 things I found interesting
1 question I still have
Informal Takeaways or aha! moments (Day 2 and Day 3)
Notated in workbook (see 2 bullet points below)
Share at least 1 aloud in class
What is your biggest takeaway thus far?
Share your aha! moment

SUMMATIVE
EVALUATION
Completed by
participants at
the end of Day
3
Feedback helps
trainers assess
content to
consider for
future trainings

QUESTIONS/COMMENTS
Thank you for your consideration!