Leading Remote Teams
Lead remote and hybrid teams with confidence. This practical course helps you improve communication, manage performance, and build strong teamworking across locations — even when people rarely work face to face.
In this course, you will learn how to:
- Manage performance and accountability in remote teams
- Create clear communication plans for distributed working
- Allocate tasks effectively across locations
- Run inclusive and productive virtual meetings
- Build trust and teamworking without daily face-to-face contact
Who is this course for?
Managers and team leaders responsible for remote or hybrid teams, including those managing people across multiple locations, countries, or home-working arrangements.
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Course Outline
Course overview
Duration: 1 day (6.5 hours)
Remote teams present a specific set of challenges to their managers. Such challenges include communication, task allocation and performance management.
This workshop is designed for managers who run teams that spread over more than one location, nationally or internationally, and who wish to find ways to enhance teamworking in these conditions.
Objectives
By the end of the course you will be able to:
- Identify key actions to take to manage team performance remotely
- Implement a communications plan for use within the team
- Allocate tasks to team members to build a culture of teamworking across the different locations
- Involve your team members in planning team activities
- Use visits to each location to maximum effect
Content
Communication to ensure inclusivity
- How do team members find out the latest news?
- Identifying what needs to be known by all
- A team communication plan
- Effective virtual meetings
Manage performance from a distance
- Principles of Smart Working
- Involving the team in planning activities
- Allocating tasks and objectives across the team
- Identifying areas of expertise
- Deciding key areas of responsibility per location
- Identifying, and dealing with, the different levels of performance
Maximising time in each location
- Setting the tone of a visit – from ‘inspection’ to ‘social call’
- Considering what team members expect and need from your presence
- Identifying what needs to be prepared by the team for your visit
- Making contact with your team members while you are there
Action planning
- Identifying and planning next steps
Why Choose Underscore for Leading Remote Teams Training?
Underscore Group delivers practical, instructor-led leadership and personal development training that helps people communicate clearly, build confidence, and work more effectively with others. Based in Sussex and supporting organisations across the UK, we specialise in relatable, real-world learning that strengthens capability at every level — from early-career professionals to experienced managers.
Every session is tailored to your organisation’s culture, values and ways of working, ensuring the skills taught transfer directly into day-to-day behaviour. Our leadership and people-skills programmes are trusted by organisations across finance, aviation, healthcare, construction and professional services.
- Trusted by leading UK organisations
- Expert trainers with real business experience
- Small-group sessions (6–8 people)
- Practical, hands-on learning approach
- Virtual & onsite delivery across the UK
- Six months of post-course support
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