leading remotely

By the end of the session, participants will be able to:

• Set clear expectations so team members understand priorities, standards and responsibilities

• Lead communication so people stay informed, aligned and connected across locations

• Manage performance and accountability when day-to-day visibility is reduced

• Build trust and maintain working relationships without regular face-to-face contact

• Support and guide team members while maintaining clarity, direction and consistency

• Adapt leadership style to different individuals and remote working patterns

This is a practical, hands-on masterclass focused on day-to-day leadership.

Participants work through realistic situations such as setting direction, managing performance, giving feedback and keeping teams connected when not co-located. Each section introduces a simple approach, followed by exercises to apply it immediately.

We focus on how leadership shows up in everyday interactions, and how small changes in communication and behaviour improve clarity, trust and consistency across a team.

• Half-day masterclass (3.5 hours)

• Can be extended to a full day to cover additional objectives

• Delivered in-person or virtually

• Mixed groups from across teams

• Level set to match the group on the day

• Up to 20 participants

• From £1,800 per session

09:30 – 09:45
Introduction and context

09:45 – 10:30
What changes when leading a team remotely

• What's different about leading a team when people aren't in the same room - and what carries over unchanged

• Which everyday leadership habits need to be rebuilt deliberately when a team is dispersed

• The pattern your own team is showing right now, and where to focus first

10:30 – 11:15
Setting expectations and maintaining clarity across a team

• Setting clear expectations on priorities, standards and responsibilities across the team

• Agreeing and naming what ‘good’ looks like as a team

• Revisiting expectations regularly as the team's work and priorities change

11:15 – 11:30
Break

11:30 – 12:15
Communication, connection and trust within a team

• Keeping people informed, aligned and connected across the team, wherever everyone is working from

• Agreeing what good communication looks like upwards, downwards and sideways

• Building and maintaining trust with people you don't see every day

12:15 – 12:45
Managing performance and accountability at a distance

• Keeping standards consistent when day-to-day visibility is reduced

• The signals worth watching for at a distance - quieter meetings, slower replies, a change in tone

• Holding people to account fairly and consistently as part of everyday contact with the team

12:45 – 13:00
Key takeaways and application

Turning today's session into two or three things to do differently from the next day