Remote Work Revolution for Everyone (edX)

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 recent book— The Remote Work Revolution: Succeeding from Anywhere.

This course is part of the Leading in a Remote Environment Professional Certificate.

What you'll learn

- 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