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Description

Managing Remote Teams: Rituals, Activity Tracking and Team Cohesion

Maintaining connection, visibility on activity and cohesion when the team works in dispersed locations

  • 2 days — 14 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Foundation
  • Up to 6 participants

When teams work remotely, what used to be settled in a few words in a corridor becomes a message waiting for a reply. The manager loses informal signals and hesitates between stepping back and asking for constant updates, while some team members withdraw and video meetings gradually lose their substance.

Over two days, this programme establishes an explicit operating framework. You define availability rules, select the right channel for each type of exchange, run remote meetings that sustain participation, and track activity without turning management into surveillance.

Learning objectives

  • Define availability and response rules shared by the whole team
  • Select the appropriate channel for each type of professional exchange
  • Run a remote meeting that sustains participation
  • Track activity without multiplying reporting requests
  • Identify and address signs of isolation in a team member
  • Organise on-site time for what works poorly at a distance

What makes this programme different

Each participant drafts a remote working charter for their own team
Remote meetings are run by participants and then reviewed against the level of participation achieved
Isolation and disengagement situations are practised through role-played discussions

Programme

1What Distance Changes

Lost reference points and new ones to build

  • Loss of informal exchanges and direct observation
  • Effects of distance on trust and autonomy
  • Situations handled poorly at a distance and those well suited to it
  • Hybrid organisation and alternating on-site and remote time

2Setting the Operating Framework

Shared rules and channels

  • Availability rules and expected response times
  • Choosing the channel according to urgency and sensitivity of the subject
  • Information sharing and accessibility of documents
  • Building the charter together with the team

3Facilitating Remotely

Meetings and one-to-one reviews

  • Preparing and framing a video conference meeting
  • Techniques to generate participation without mechanical round-table turns
  • Remote one-to-one reviews and quality of listening
  • Team rituals and structured informal moments

4Tracking and Uniting the Team

Trust, results and cohesion

  • Tracking by results rather than by presence
  • Detecting signals of isolation or overload
  • Holding a discussion with a team member withdrawing from the group
  • Building a sense of belonging at a distance

Who is it for

Managers leading employees working remotely, across several sites or while travelling, as well as managers of hybrid teams.

Prerequisites

No prerequisites

Dates & locations

24 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.