Remote Work Revolution for Everyone from edX

How are you thriving or surviving in your remote work environment?

Remote working has long been an option for many organizations and employees. However, with the COVID-19 pandemic, many more organizations were forced to rapidly shift to remote work. While there are many benefits of remote working, including reduced commute, greater employee flexibility, increased productivity, lower operational costs, and a larger pool of global job applicants, virtual work can introduce new challenges. Employees and companies alike have learned to temporarily survive in a remote work environment; but, remote work is here to stay and will likely be a permanent fixture that transforms many organizations in one form or another. Everyone will need to develop the skills, competencies, tools, and mindsets to thrive in the remote environment.

Remote work affects an entire organization. For individual contributors, it means having to learn to collaborate effectively with colleagues you rarely see in person. For managers, it means knowing how to lead fully remote teams, developing ways to keep your teams motivated, connected, and productive. For leaders, shifting to remote-work solutions means rapidly advancing your digital footprint, using cloud storage, considering cybersecurity risks, and deploying new tools to increase productivity among your workforce.

In Remote Work Revolution for Everyone, you will learn to excel in the virtual-work landscape. Using the Harvard Business School case method of real-world examples, Professor Tsedal Neeley will not only provide actionable recommendations but also explain the theories and concepts behind them. You will learn how to build trust, increase productivity, use digital tools intelligently, and remain fully aligned with your remote team. By the end of the course, you will create actionable steps to “relaunch” your team—focusing on new ways to stay connected, be collaborative, and remain productive—while meeting your own personal and organizational goals.

Remote Work Revolution for Everyone will teach you best practices for working remotely. This course is based on Professor Neeley’s book— The Remote Work Revolution: Succeeding from Anywhere. Praise for the book includes:

"Neeley draws on her nearly 2 decades of research to answer the critical questions regarding how we best build productive and enjoyable virtual routines into our post-COVID-19 professional lives. Few of us are going back to the way we worked. Read her book and begin to prepare for the other side of this pandemic now." - Larry Culp, CEO of GE

"I often talk about the importance of trust when it comes to work: the trust of your employees, and building trust with your customers. This book provides a blueprint for how to build and maintain that trust and connection in a digital environment." - Eric S. Yuan, Founder & CEO, Zoom

What's inside

Learning objectives

Understand the key elements of remote work and use your knowledge to successfully navigate the remote work environment
Develop strategies for yourself and your team, improving productivity, communication, and collaboration
Understand the types of trust required to be successful in remote working environments—and how to build it

Learn how to select the right digital tools to increase productivity and access to team members
Implement practices that will allow you to be an effective leader and successfully manage a remote team
Create a plan to relaunch your team into successful remotely working contributors

Understand the key elements of remote work and use your knowledge to successfully navigate the remote work environment
Develop strategies for yourself and your team, improving productivity, communication, and collaboration
Understand the types of trust required to be successful in remote working environments—and how to build it
Learn how to select the right digital tools to increase productivity and access to team members
Implement practices that will allow you to be an effective leader and successfully manage a remote team
Create a plan to relaunch your team into successful remotely working contributors

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Develops strategies for effective remote work, boosting productivity, communication, and collaboration

Taught by Professor Tsedal Neeley, a highly respected researcher and author in the field of remote work

Based on Neeley's book 'The Remote Work Revolution: Succeeding from Anywhere,' a well-received publication

Endorsed by prominent business leaders such as Larry Culp (CEO of GE) and Eric S. Yuan (Founder & CEO of Zoom)

Provides actionable recommendations backed by real-world examples

Emphasizes building trust, a crucial element for successful remote work

Reviews summary

Work remotely and boost productivity

According to students, this course is very helpful for anyone who works remotely. They appreciate the engaging assignments and the highly relevant content, including ways to choose the appropriate technology, achieve healthy productivity, and build trust among team members. However, some learners found the lack of feedback on written answers to be disappointing and would have liked to see more interaction with other participants.

Hands-on learning through case studies.

"What is especially helpful about this course is how they use a case-based approach. This allows you to learn concepts, then apply them to the case, to better understand what you've learned."

Practical tips for being productive in remote work settings.

"This course is very helpful for anyone who works remotely and/or works with others who work remotely."

"It taught how to choose the appropriate technology, to achieve healthy productivity, and to build trust among team members."

No interaction with other learners.

"you will not see how other participants answered to the questions."

Limited feedback on written assignments.

"what you get for your written answers on the exercises is an automatic response “thank you for your response” without any feedback."

Activities

Be better prepared before your course. Deepen your understanding during and after it. Supplement your coursework and achieve mastery of the topics covered in Remote Work Revolution for Everyone with these activities:

Review Workplace Collaboration Culture

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Refresh your understanding of the importance of workplace collaboration and communication to succeed in remote work environments.

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Recall and outline the key principles of workplace collaboration.
Consider challenges and opportunities of remote collaboration.
Identify specific ways to improve your own collaboration skills.

Explore Digital Collaboration Tools

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Enhance your understanding and proficiency in using digital tools to facilitate effective remote collaboration and communication.

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Research and identify different types of digital collaboration tools.
Select and explore specific tools that align with your needs.
Practice using these tools to improve your collaboration skills.

Exercise Active Listening and Communication

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Refine your active listening and communication abilities to ensure clear understanding and effective collaboration in remote settings.

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Practice paraphrasing and summarizing to demonstrate understanding.
Engage in mock conversations to simulate remote communication challenges.
Seek feedback on your communication skills from colleagues or mentors.

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Implement Remote Collaboration Strategies

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Apply your knowledge by implementing specific strategies to enhance collaboration and teamwork within your remote team.

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Identify areas for improvement in team collaboration.
Research and select strategies to address these areas.
Develop an implementation plan and timeline.
Implement the strategies and track their effectiveness.
Make necessary adjustments and refinements.

Create a Remote Work Resource Repository

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Organize and consolidate your notes, assignments, and resources from the course to create a valuable reference for your future remote work endeavors.

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Gather and organize all course materials, including notes, assignments, and additional resources.
Create a digital or physical repository for these materials.
Categorize and label the materials for easy retrieval in the future.

Career center

Learners who complete Remote Work Revolution for Everyone will develop knowledge and skills that may be useful to these careers:

Remote Work Manager

Remote work is likely to stay for many, if not most, organizations. A Remote Work Manager is in charge of ensuring the organization is prepared for this new permanent fixture. Someone looking to become a Remote Work Manager may take this course to learn more about employee habits and preferences in a work-from-anywhere environment. This course will also teach a prospective or current Remote Work Manager how to lead fully remote teams using digital and communications tools.

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Virtual Team Leader

Many companies are shifting to a hybrid or fully remote work environment. To do so successfully, businesses need effective Virtual Team Leaders. Someone who wants to become a Virtual Team Leader might consider taking this course to learn how to build trust and increase productivity on a team where members rarely meet in person.

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Manager of Remote Employees

This course is designed to teach students how to be effective working in remote environments. A Manager of Remote Employees can use this course as a guideline for setting up their new employees for remote work success. This course offers insights into how to build trust, communicate effectively, and use digital tools.

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Remote Team Lead

This course provides a comprehensive overview of remote working, from building trust to using digital tools effectively. A Remote Team Lead may find this course particularly helpful as it dives into employee needs and requirements of virtual employees.

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Director of Remote Work

A Director of Remote Work is responsible for setting up and maintaining strategies for a successful remote workforce. This course could be a valuable resource for someone in or looking to get into this role as it provides a real-world example case method of remote work best practices.

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Work-from-Home Consultant

This course helps students learn how to excel in a virtual work landscape. Someone looking to become a Work-from-Home Consultant may take this course to gain knowledge and experience from real-world examples and case studies.

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Remote Employee Success Manager

A Remote Employee Success Manager is responsible for training and onboarding new hires and helping remote employees thrive in a work-from-anywhere environment. This course can help teach someone in or looking to get into this field how to build trust, increase productivity, and implement digital tools to support remote employees.

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Virtual Collaboration Specialist

This course touches on remote work, communication, and collaboration and might be helpful to a Virtual Collaboration Specialist.

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Remote Work Evangelist

This course is designed to teach students how to be effective working in remote environments. Someone who wants to become a Remote Work Evangelist may find this course helpful as it touches on improving productivity, communication, and collaboration for remote employees.

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Digital Nomad

This course helps students learn how to excel in a virtual work landscape. A Digital Nomad may find this course particularly helpful as it dives into communication and collaboration strategies in remote work.

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Remote Work Advocate

This course may be helpful to someone in or looking to get into a role as a Remote Work Advocate. It can provide insights into how to build trust, increase productivity, and implement digital tools to support remote employees.

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Remote Work Trainer

This course provides a comprehensive overview of remote working, from building trust to using digital tools effectively. A Remote Work Trainer may find this course helpful as it provides real-world example case studies.

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Virtual Workplace Consultant

This course may be helpful to a Virtual Workplace Consultant as it covers topics on improving productivity and communication in a remote work environment.

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Remote Work Strategist

This course provides a comprehensive overview of remote working, from building trust to using digital tools effectively. A Remote Work Strategist may find this course helpful in creating a strategy for a successful remote workforce.

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Distributed Team Manager

This course helps students learn how to be effective working in remote environments. Someone who wants to become a Distributed Team Manager may find this course particularly helpful as it dives into organizational culture.

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