Virtual Leadership Learning Journey | Successfully Leading a Hybrid Workforce

Virtual Leadership Learning Journey | Successfully Leading a Hybrid Workforce

Hybrid work is here to stay. Across the globe, organizations of all sizes are exploring how best to approach it and how to equip their workforce to adapt and succeed in a hybrid environment. We have learned over the past few years that we can work remotely and be productive; so how much do we retain that flexibility of when and where “work” takes place? How much autonomy do we give managers and employees around physical positioning and choice? And how do we balance business demands with individual needs and preferences?

Wherever your organization is on its journey toward embracing hybrid work, there are new skill sets that need to be learned… and old skill sets that need dusting off and polishing. This highly-interactive learning journey is laser-focused on building the mindset, skill set and toolset that managers need to create a healthy and high-performing hybrid team culture — one that enables all team members to contribute, collaborate, and perform at their best, regardless of physical location.

Starting with foundational principles for building psychological safety, the journey moves into what managers need to do first: set themselves up for success as leaders. Time and energy management, as well as sharpening focus and building resilience are necessary first steps. Next, we look at building one-on-one relationships, using the SLII®Concepts framework as a guide to flexing one’s leadership style based on the task- and goal-specific needs of team members. After that, we move into key skill sets that need to be adjusted in the hybrid workspace: designing and facilitating effective meetings and virtual presentation skills.