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Management and Leadership

Remote Team Leadership

Lead a remote or hybrid team with clear agreements, strong written communication, outcome-based performance management and a culture people want to stay in.

  • Intermediate
  • About 6 hours
  • 4 modules
  • 15 lessons
  • Certificate of completion

About this course

Lead teams you can’t see. Build trust, run crisp async communication, and keep performance and culture strong across time zones and home offices.

What you will learn

  • Explain how remote work changes the job of a team leader and adjust your own habits accordingly
  • Choose between asynchronous and synchronous communication for any task using a simple decision rule
  • Write and agree a remote working agreement covering hours, response times, tools and meetings
  • Set outcome-based goals and run weekly one-on-ones that track progress without micromanaging
  • Design a structured onboarding plan for a new remote team member's first 30 days
  • Recognise early signs of isolation and burnout and run a hybrid team that treats everyone fairly

Curriculum

Module 1Remote Foundations4 lessons
  1. 1How Remote Changes Leadership Free preview
  2. 2Trust Without Line of Sight
  3. 3Async vs Sync: Choosing Well
  4. 4Setting Remote Working Agreements
  5. QModule quiz (4 questions)
Module 2Communication at Distance4 lessons
  1. 5Writing as a Leadership Skill
  2. 6Running Effective Video Meetings
  3. 7Documentation and Single Sources of Truth
  4. 8Avoiding Communication Overload
  5. QModule quiz (4 questions)
Module 3Performance and Culture4 lessons
  1. 9Managing by Outcomes, Not Hours
  2. 10Remote One-on-Ones and Check-Ins
  3. 11Onboarding Remote Team Members
  4. 12Building Culture Across Time Zones
  5. QModule quiz (4 questions)
Module 4Sustainable Remote Teams3 lessons
  1. 13Spotting Isolation and Burnout
  2. 14Hybrid Team Fairness
  3. 15Course Project: Remote Team Playbook
  4. QModule quiz (4 questions)
PFinal project: Remote Team Playbook

Who this course is for

  • Team leaders and managers whose teams work fully remote or hybrid
  • Founders and business owners building teams spread across towns, countries or time zones
  • Experienced team members preparing to step into a remote leadership role

Requirements

  • Some experience of working in or leading a team, in any industry
  • A computer or smartphone with internet access and a free document editor and video call tool
  • Access to a real or planned team you can apply the exercises to (a small team of two or three is enough)

What is included

Written lessons

15 lessons, each with a practical exercise and key points to remember.

Module quizzes

A short quiz at the end of each module. Pass mark 70%, and you can retake it.

Final project

Remote Team Playbook. A practical brief with steps and a way to check your own work.

Certificate

A certificate of completion from EMFAD Courses with a unique code anyone can verify.

How the certificate works

Complete every lesson and pass every module quiz with 70% or more. Your certificate then appears in your learner area, ready to print or save as PDF. It shows your name, the course title, the completion date and a unique code. It is a certificate of completion from EMFAD Courses, not an accredited qualification.

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