I took a Yale MBA class on leading global virtual teams. Here's what I learned.

5 key takeaways on how to lead teams when you work from home

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The topic of work from home is contentious, often pitting employers against employees. According to a Mckinsey survey, 65% of Americans would prefer to work fully remote and 56% of global companies allow remote work to some degree. Although many companies like Amazon, Washington Post, and JP Morgan have mandated 5 days in office for their employees in the past year, the workforce norm will likely be hybrid, with some days remote and some days in-person.

I love working remote and want to become a better practice leader for my virtual project teams, so I took a 6 week online executive course called Leading Global Virtual Teams from Yale School of Management to learn more about how to lead teams in a virtual environment. There are many social dynamics that are different between in person work and remote work that when understood properly, allow you to become a master at working remote.

I summarize key takeaways of this course into 4 major themes: