Management

Managing hybrid and distributed teams

Managing people you do not see every day is not the office routine run through a screen. One day on the rules to set from the start, objectives each person can own, rituals that hold across locations, and feedback and one-to-ones at a distance.

A manager presents a hybrid-team workflow on a large screen, with remote colleagues on a video call and team members at laptops around the table

What you will be able to do

  • Know the stages of managing at a distance
  • Set clear objectives for remote and home working
  • Put planned rituals in place with each team member and with the team
  • Adapt your remote management to the personality of each team member

Programme

  1. The main principles to respect

    • The principles of managing at a distance
    • Shared perspectives: the difficulties each participant meets when managing remotely
    • Defining the prerequisites of remote management, in a workshop
  2. The stages of managing at a distance

    • How to raise the possibility of remote working
    • The rules to set from the start
    • Setting clear objectives for each person
  3. Rituals, small and large, individual and collective

    • The rituals to keep
    • Organising the team's motivation at a distance
    • A few tools to use
  4. Recognising and correcting at a distance

    • The balance between recognition and corrective feedback
    • Practice and shared-reflection workshop
  5. The remote one-to-one

    • An essential management tool
    • Each manager's own specific issues
  6. Adapting remote management to each profile

    • An introduction to a method for adapting to another person's behaviour
    • Evaluation and close of the day

What this training gives you

Keeping motivation and team cohesion alive at a distance, and knowing how to combine delegation, ownership and trust.

During the day you discover the prerequisites and the essential advice for managing remotely or with people working from home. You also get time to share good practice with the group and to work collectively on your own issues. Finally, you see how to adapt your remote management to each person’s personality, motivation and skills.

Questions about this training

Who is this training for?

Managers who lead people working remotely, whether partly or fully. Participants should already manage a person or a team.

Can it be delivered remotely?

Yes. This training is available remotely as well as in person.

What will managers leave with?

Clear rules and objectives for remote work, planned individual and team rituals, a way to balance recognition and corrective feedback at a distance, effective remote one-to-ones, and an introduction to adapting their management to each profile.

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