Leading Hybrid Teams

Hybrid working is no longer a benefit, but an expectation. Done well, hybrid working can be agile, engaging, inclusive and future-focused. Done badly, it will be frustrating, isolating and clunky.

Hybrid working fundamentally disrupts how we work, so leaders need to re-learn how to lead in this hybrid world. You create the conditions for your team to succeed, you are the guide, the role model. Fortunately, there are also some key things you can do to make a real difference for you and your team.

This session will cover what today’s leaders need to relearn to effectively lead in a world where hybrid working has become the norm and an expectation. Being a role model and creating the conditions for your team to succeed are a key skillset of today’s leaders. 

• Are your team working across different locations and/or time zones?
• Are you trying to figure out how to make the best use of meetings and time to achieve the work outcomes needed?
• Are you wondering how best to assess performance of team members working in other locations?
• Are you worried about your team becoming isolated, less cohesive, less engaged, or less informed?
• Are you curious about how to adapt your style to be the best leader you can be of a hybrid team?

• Explore the Benefits and challenges of hybrid learning
• Know how to mitigate bias associated with hybrid working
• Apply proactive techniques to manage equity within a hybrid team
• Develop tactics that can help support team connectedness and inclusion

• Challenges and benefits of fully remote, hybrid, and fully in-person teams
• Three key challenges faced by hybrid teams
• Strategies for hybrid managers to support their teams
• Creating environments that enable quality connections with colleagues
• Behaviors that model psychologically safe interactions
• Ensuring inclusive communication in hybrid meetings
• Identifying the best tools for team communication to avoid virtual fatigue
• Hybrid meeting equalizers
• Building blocks for establishing accountability
• Difference in assessing performance in hybrid teams