Leading Hybrid & Remote Teams with AI Tools

A Modern Leader's Guide to AI-Powered Team Management—No Technical Knowledge Needed

What you'll learn
- Analyze the unique productivity and communication challenges of hybrid/remote teams.
- Apply AI-enhanced tools to improve collaboration, scheduling, and knowledge-sharing.
- Evaluate the tradeoffs of automation versus human leadership in managing people remotely.
- Create a personalized playbook for leading hybrid teams with AI support while preserving trust and inclusion.

Requirements
- Basic familiarity with AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, or Claude
- Current leadership responsibility (formal or informal) for at least 2–3 team members
- No advanced technical knowledge required — focus is on leadership application, not technical implementation

Description
Managing hybrid and remote teams has never been more complex—or more full of possibility. AI is now part of daily workflows: scheduling, project tracking, summarizing meetings, even drafting performance feedback. But successful leaders don’t just automate tasks—they know how to use these tools to make their teams more connected, more productive, and more human.

In this nano course, Dr. Eric Zackrison shares 15 rapid, actionable skills for leading hybrid and remote teams with AI. A lecturer at UC Santa Barbara, he also teaches at Cal Lutheran and Santa Barbara City College. With over 25 years of leadership and consulting experience, Eric blends practical management tools, AI-enhanced tactics, and people-first strategies to help you lead with clarity and impact—no matter where your team sits.

You’ll learn how to:

Boost collaboration across time zones with AI-powered platforms.

Run shorter, sharper virtual meetings using summarization tools.

Maintain trust and culture while automating repetitive work.

Balance accountability and empathy in a remote environment.

Craft your own AI leadership playbook for hybrid success.

Key Takeaways (5)

AI-assisted meeting management: make remote sessions more focused and inclusive.

Collaboration without burnout: use tools to streamline communication across time zones.

Trust-building habits for hybrid environments, even when AI handles tasks.

Boundaries for AI in remote leadership (what to automate vs. what to keep human).

Your personal “Hybrid Team AI Playbook” for long-term leadership success.

This course is designed for leaders who want to stay effective, connected, and ahead of the curve in the new world of work.

Enroll today and start building the AI-powered leadership skills your team needs to thrive.

Who this course is for:
- Managers of hybrid or fully remote teams
- Project leaders coordinating across multiple time zones
- HR professionals supporting distributed workforces
- Startup founders scaling globally distributed teams
- Operations managers balancing productivity and culture remotely
- Team leaders in tech-enabled organizations
- Consultants advising on remote/hybrid management
- Educators or program managers running distributed cohorts
- Nonprofit directors managing virtual staff or volunteers
- Anyone seeking practical leadership strategies in AI-augmented remote work
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