Remote-Ready in a Week

Going remote without a plan does not create flexibility. It creates chaos. This workshop gives leaders the minimum viable remote infrastructure they need to keep their team productive, connected, and accountable when the office disappears. In two hours, participants will design the tools, norms, and operating rhythms that prevent the most common remote failures: communication breakdown, accountability drift, and culture collapse. This is not a technology tutorial. It is a leadership blueprint for running a distributed team without losing what made the team work in the first place

Classroom (group of 3-15)
Certificate upon completion
2 Hours (1 day)
English

Dubai

AED 899

What will you learn?

Identify the three remote failure modes that derail most teams in the first two weeks and know exactly how to prevent each one.
Choose the right tools for your team without overcomplicating the stack or creating more noise than signal.
Design a weekly operating rhythm that keeps your team aligned, accountable, and connected across distance.
Set clear remote norms that replace the unwritten rules of the office with explicit agreements everyone can follow.
Leave with a one-page Remote Team Charter ready to share with your team the following day

Prerequisites

Participants should have some experience in business, product management, or leadership roles.

Course Curriculum

2h total length

Day 1 – Remote Leadership Systems

Section 1: The Remote Infrastructure Blueprint

Identify the minimum viable toolset for a remote team and explain why adding more tools usually makes things worse.
Define the three categories of remote norms every team needs: communication norms, availability norms, and output norms.
Design a weekly operating rhythm with the right meeting cadence, async check-ins, and focus time blocks.
Diagnose the specific remote failure mode most likely to affect your team and build the fix into your infrastructure.

Hands-On Exercise: Participants map their current remote setup against the blueprint, identify their biggest gap, and draft one norm they will implement immediately.

Section 2: Leading People You Cannot See

Shift from presence-based management to output-based management and define what that means for each person on your team.
Build a lightweight accountability system that keeps work visible without micromanaging or creating surveillance culture.
Maintain team culture and human connection across distance using specific, low-effort rituals that do not feel forced.
Recognise the early warning signs of remote disengagement and intervene before a small problem becomes a resignation.

Hands-On Exercise: Participants draft their one-page Remote Team Charter covering tools, norms, rhythm, and accountability, ready to share with their team the next day.

Learn from an Expert in Digital Transformation

Adrián Castillero Franco is an Adjunct Professor of Technology, Innovation and Digital Transformation at IE Business School and an advisor to organizations undergoing large-scale digital and operational transformation. Adrián has led strategy, digital, and transformation initiatives across telecom, technology, and public-sector institutions, including work with global consulting firms such as Boston Consulting Group (BCG).He brings deep expertise in digital platforms, cloud transformation, operating model design, and innovation-led growth, advising executive teams on governance, execution, and value realization.

Adrián Castillero Franco

Strategy and Operation Coach

Professor at IE Business School
Ex-BCG

About us

Inara is a dynamic hub for learning, innovation, and future-ready skills, dedicated to helping individuals and organisations grow with confidence in a world defined by technology, leadership, and creativity.

Founded in Dubai, a city that embodies ambition and progress, Inara was created to deliver modern, practical, and impactful training that evolves with the pace of change. Every programme is designed to inspire growth, spark innovation, and prepare people for what's next. Through partnerships with globally recognised institutions and certified providers, Inara offers access to internationally respected qualifications delivered by expert trainers who combine academic excellence with real-world insight—empowering learners and organisations to stay ahead in a rapidly transforming world.

Kognitiv Academy is a global enterprise training and consulting firm serving industry leaders across multiple regions. We specialise in capacity building and talent development, offering customisable programmes designed to elevate organisational performance across a wide range of disciplines.

We support organisations in identifying their most important goals and work closely with leadership teams to drive meaningful, long-lasting improvements. Our faculty brings strong expertise across coaching, facilitation, counselling, strategising, and organisational development, ensuring every engagement is purposeful and impactful. Everything we deliver is grounded in our commitment to excellence, a client-centred approach, and a foundation of trust and integrity. These principles guide our work and shape the long-term partnerships we build with clients around the world.

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