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Leading & Working in Hybrid Teams/Remote Teams - 101 course

Name: Leading & Working in Hybrid Teams/Remote Teams - 101 course
Rating: 4.6 (572 reviews)

The complete guide for employees & managers on fostering communication, collaboration, and productivity for hybrid work

Role Play

Created byAxel Rittershaus

Last updated 5/2026

English

What you'll learn

Set up a hybrid collaboration model suitable for YOUR team and organization
Run productive, interactive, and engaging meetings in hybrid fashion
Lead a hybrid team successfully and make it the best team ever
Align your team no matter where they work
Build rapport and create team spirit in a hybrid setting
Work effectively and motivated by leveraging the advantages of hybrid work

Course content

8 sections • 73 lectures • 4h 46m total length

Welcome to the hybrid world4:33
Your workbook for your course of hybrid collaboration0:47
Access your hybrid collaboration workbook to find templates, exercises, and checklists in one place, summarize key lessons, and quickly look up ideas or methods for future use.
Check your hybrid readiness1:15
What's most important to you?0:10
Quick Access Guide for a) beginners - b) some experience - c) advanced0:49
About your coach Axel2:53

All models of hybrid work & how to select the best hybrid organization for you0:53
Foundations of a successful hybrid team7:17
Don't sneak in hybrid work2:04
Hybrid teams and hybrid collaboration: The best way to build a great team!5:04
Discover how hybrid teams enable top talent worldwide, building a hybrid team by aligning work, essential skills, and available personnel with remote support and flexible OKRs coaching.
Which hybrid model suits your team/organization8:56
Practical examples of different hybrid organizations6:26
Hybrid work version 1: Mainly on-site, time-shifted model2:58
Explore a mainly on-site hybrid model with Team A and Team B rotations, balancing in-person and remote work while addressing friction risks and fostering cohesion through on-site meetings and evaluation.
Hybrid work version 2: Mainly on-site for everyone2:29
Adopt a mainly office hybrid model as a first step and use digital tools for task planning, updates, daily meetings, scrum, and whiteboards to keep remote teammates in the loop.
Hybrid work version 3: Partially remote/partially on-site6:11
Balance partially on-site and partially remote work by exploring fixed days, anchor and flex days, and complete freedom, with transparent presence guiding collaboration and focus.
Hybrid work version 4: Mainly remote6:19
Which hybrid work style might be the best for your team?
Planning and transparency of routine work2:01
Improve planning and transparency of routine work by using a lightweight task system to track non-obvious or infrequent tasks, prevent duplication, and avoid unnecessary bureaucracy.
Quiz about styles of hybrid work
Convince your manager about your desire to work hybrid

Rules and guidelines of productive, aligned, cohesive hybrid teams0:57
Explore how rules and guidelines enable flexible, cohesive hybrid collaboration, identify areas where guidelines suffice, review legal considerations, and draft the first version of your team's rules and regulations.
Legal requirements of working hybrid - Ask your attorney/legal department first!7:44
Navigate hybrid work legal requirements, including data privacy, work hours, and tax implications, and involve the works council where applicable, then consult your attorney or legal department.
Fundamental rules and how to establish them for hybrid teams and new work3:34
Overview - Rules and regulations for companies, teams and project-teams4:33
Example for company-wide rules1:35
Example for team-specific rules1:45
Example for project-specific rules2:44
Quiz about rules and guidelines for hybrid work

Meetings and meeting tools for hybrid collaboration1:11
Lead hybrid collaboration by selecting diverse, effective meetings for hybrid teams and rethinking traditional structures that waste time. Organize meetings with easy-to-use digital tools for on-site or remote participants.
Productive hybrid meetings – The fundamentals1:53
Hybrid meetings – On-site only3:08
Hybrid meetings – On-site and remote3:33
Hybrid meetings – Remote only4:08
Real world example: Hybrid lessons learned & strategy workshop5:29
Why are online meetings so exhausting? Avoiding zoom-fatigue8:20
Explore why online meetings cause zoom-fatigue through eye-contact strain, self-view, and reduced nonverbal cues. Apply practical tips to reduce stress with movement and screen adjustments.
Tools & tips for inclusive hybrid meetings7:43
Meetings – 7 tips for productive hybrid meetings9:50
Examples – Tools for inclusive meetings5:04
Tool demonstration: Ahaslides - Online presentations & interactive meetings5:23
Explore ahaslides for online presentations, interactive polls, and surveys with custom codes and Google Slides import. Use multiple-choice questions and word clouds to engage attendees and reveal trends.
Tool demonstration: Menti - Online presentations & interactive meetings3:24
Explore Menti for online presentations and interactive meetings. Create ranking and scale questions, set audience mode, and share access via code or QR to support breakout sessions.
Tool demonstration: Kahoot - Interactive meetings with gamification and quizzes5:35
Demonstrates Kahoot for interactive meetings with gamified quizzes, true/false questions, and anonymous participation using a nickname generator, game codes, QR access, and real-time scoreboards.
Asynchronous communication: Using video messages instead of meetings5:28
Quiz about meeting and meeting tools for hybrid teams

Team building and collaboration for hybrid teams0:36
Why Is team building so crucial for hybrid teams?6:14
Build trust and loyalty in hybrid teams by creating space for informal conversations and combining virtual events with on-site experiences to strengthen personal bonds across distances.
Team building for hybrid teams – Without official events4:57
Team building for hybrid teams – Team building events3:32
What's different in team building for hybrid teams?3:13
The impact of hybrid work on productive collaboration3:27
Explore how hybrid work shapes productive collaboration by ensuring clear up to date communication across on-site and virtual teams, and centralizing documentation of expectations, progress, and decisions with digital tools.
5 most common problems in hybrid teams you can expect7:13
Identify the five common hybrid-team problems: polarization, alienation, jealousy, unequal workload, and the mere-exposure effect, and apply transparent communication, regular feedback, and team-building to prevent them.
Quiz about team building and collaboration for hybrid teams

Productivity, tools, and practical examples of hybrid teams0:57
Discover productivity tools and practical examples for hybrid teams, learn to work productively while managing energy to avoid burnout, and adapt your work style to motivate your team.
Home office pressure: How do I show my productivity?5:37
Navigate home office pressure by proving productivity through outcomes, not hours, using active task management, daily updates, and clear availability to demonstrate reliable progress.
Tools for productive (hybrid) collaboration4:59
Explore essential tools for productive hybrid collaboration, covering documents, communication, interactive presentations, transparent task management, and digital whiteboards like Miro, Mural, Draw.io, and Whiteboardfox.
Tool demonstration: Miro - Online whiteboards and more3:39
Explore Miro, an online whiteboard for hybrid teams, with templates like retrospective and Scamper, easy idea sharing, comments on elements, sticky notes, and saved digital boards across time zones.
Tool demonstration: Trello - Tasks, plans, progress3:18
Practical tips to organize yourself best when working remotely4:02
Discover practical self-organization tips for remote and hybrid work, including a task-based checklist, time tracking, two not-to-do lists, shorter meetings, and daily OKR reviews.
10 practical tips for your work-life-balance5:17
Discover ten practical tips to achieve work-life balance in hybrid and remote work, emphasizing flexibility, defined availability, separate work and leisure spaces, regular breaks, movement, and mindful meeting formats.
Practical example: Onboarding of new team members of a hybrid team4:54
Practical example: Disrupted flow of information2:55
Practical example: Alienation4:32
Quiz about productivity, tools, and tips for effective hybrid collaboration

Leadership challenges, opportunities & tips when leading hybrid teams1:10
Identify leadership challenges and opportunities in hybrid teams and apply practical tips to manage, lead, and develop your team for effective collaboration and leveraging hybrid work.
Delegation and follow ups in hybrid teams4:20
Set clear outcomes and delegate with trust to build self-reliance in hybrid teams. Use online tools for check-ins and follow-ups, and seek coaching or experienced help for complex tasks.
Staying in touch in a hybrid world – Connect, don't control!3:32
Proactively reach out to all team members in a hybrid world, including quiet ones, connect rather than control, maintain transparent availability, and hold regular one-on-one conversations with balanced feedback.
Rules and regulations for hybrid teams – The leader's perspective2:28
Tools and workspace for hybrid collaboration – The leadership perspective3:13
From control to commitment & alignment3:16
Trust, psychological safety, and 'failure culture' in hybrid collaboration4:30
Discover how trust, psychological safety, and a healthy failure culture drive effective hybrid collaboration by enabling open dialogue, early mistake detection, and continuous feedback.
Evaluating performance of team members in hybrid teams4:25
Learn to evaluate hybrid team performance through regular, two-way feedback, outcome-focused metrics like OKRs, and transparent task tracking, while balancing weekly reviews with morale and legal considerations.
Building teams as a leader of hybrid teams3:48
Assemble a strong hybrid team by placing the right people in the right roles, fostering trust and belonging, and funding time for team building activities.
Not everyone is made for remote work4:18
Not every team is a team3:24
Beware of the proximity bias3:38
Facilitating effective (hybrid) meetings3:04
Present like a leader, not a slouch - Presenting at hybrid and online meetings5:06
Why should people even come together and how training becomes team building3:43
Discover how to make on-site meetings truly valuable for hybrid teams by blending online courses, live sessions, and on-site training to build bonds and loyalty.
Make your hybrid team the best in the world2:51
Build the world-class hybrid team by fostering trust, open dialogue, meaningful goals, and a strong feedback culture, backed by a practical leadership checklist and flexible, global talent.
Quiz about leading hybrid teams

Requirements

NO experiences in virtual or hybrid work required
If you are very experienced in hybrid work, this course is NOT for you

Description

NO experience in hybrid work or virtual collaboration is required! This course is all you need to thrive in hybrid collaboration!

This course establishes the foundation of hybrid work and gives everyone with some level of experience in hybrid work many practical ideas or confirms, that what you are already doing is the right way!

What students say:

'Interesting course about hybrid working. It goes very smoothly and there are plenty of interesting tips and recommendations, no matter your level of expertise on the topic', Albert V.
'Well presented content, with some in-depth examples, truly helped me to better grasp all aspects of remote/hybrid work. I learned a few neat new tricks, along with it exposing a few things I am doing wrong. Enjoyed the pace and the interactive elements in the course. Thank you.', Corbin S.

Everyone speaks of hybrid work, hybrid teams, and remote work. Do you wonder...

How is hybrid work different from working remotely (as most of us did during the pandemic)?
How do you lead a hybrid team and keep everyone aligned and productive?
How can a team feel and work as a team when some team members are at the office and others are in their home office?

This course will provide you with the answers.

This course gives team leaders and employees:

methods,
strategies,
practical examples,
templates, guidelines & checklists,
and necessary tools you can implement immediately to thrive in a hybrid team.

*** Including a comprehensive workbook (PDF) for immediate practical transfer of all the knowledge gained from the course. ***

Hybrid collaboration is not just a 'home office light' or a combination of 'before COVID' + home office.

Hybrid work of the future means:

We have to plan,
communicate,
and work differently!

You get the answers to the typical questions of hybrid collaboration:

How ready is my team for hybrid work?
Which styles of hybrid work exist and which is the right one for our hybrid team?
Which rules are necessary for hybrid cooperation?
How does team building work in hybrid teams?
How do we ensure that the entire hybrid team is always up to date and aligned?
How do we conduct inclusive, interactive meetings where individual colleagues are in the office and others are connected online?
How do we brainstorm and work creatively if most people work remotely - and in which cases should we all meet on-site?
How do I organize myself when working at the office AND the home office?
Which online tools are the best to create transparency of tasks, progress, and workload?

Managers will get answers to crucial leadership questions of hybrid work and remote work:

How do I know if my people work productively when they are not at the office?
Do I need to change the way I evaluate performance?
How can I create rapport and build relationships with my team members and within the hybrid team?
Which tasks are not suitable for hybrid work?
What can I do if some people do not want to work remotely?

This course answers these and many other questions for your work as an individual contributor or manager in a hybrid team!

We go straight to action from lesson one:

In the second video lesson (after downloading your workbook), you find out how ready your team (and you) are for hybrid work or remote work - and what you should focus on first.

This course is made for:

Employees working or preparing to work in hybrid teams
Managers of hybrid or soon-to-be hybrid teams
HR professionals and HR business partners can use this course as a guideline when supporting their managers and employees to work or prepare for hybrid collaboration (we do NOT cover HR-specific topics like hybrid performance management systems, etc.)

The outcome after attending this training:

Your team works in a hybrid way most suitable for YOUR team, based on the examples and guidelines
You know in which cases hybrid collaboration makes sense and when it's better to be on-site or go for fully remote work
The rules and guidelines defined for your team HELP your team to collaborate
The productivity of your team (and yourself) increases significantly because you use the tools presented, templates, and checklists to focus on your work
Your meetings are focused, inclusive, interactive, and productive - and still have some 'personal touch'
Your team uses formal and informal team building methods to align and feel 'we are one'
Your team has a high trust level amongst all team members, no matter how close or far everyone is located
You follow your NOT-TO-DO-Lists and know exactly which tasks you should NOT perform when you are on-site or remote, based on your hybrid work schedule

Who this course is for:

Team leaders, project managers
Employees and team members of teams of any collaboration style
HR professionals and business partners

Leading & Working in Hybrid Teams/Remote Teams - 101 course

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Course content

Introduction to your masterclass to leading & working in hybrid and remote teams6 lectures • 10min

Styles of hybrid work12 lectures • 51min

Rules and guidelines for hybrid work7 lectures • 23min

Meetings & meeting tools for hybrid collaboration and hybrid teams14 lectures • 1hr 10min

Team building and collaboration for hybrid teams7 lectures • 29min

Productivity, tools, and tips for effective hybrid collaboration10 lectures • 40min

Leading hybrid teams16 lectures • 57min

From course to practice2 lectures • 6min

Requirements

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