Hybrid Leadership

Hybrid leaders must navigate equally well both online and offline while remaining agile and adaptable.

Hybrid Leadership - Success of virtual teams

What skills, methods & tools do you need as a manager to successfully lead hybrid?

A recent Gallup study shows that only about 20% of employees would like to return to the office. A survey by FlexJobs with 2,100 people showed that 58% would give up their jobs if they could not work from home at least some of the time in the future.

Learning Formats

Explore the leadership in the context of hybrid working and reflect at your own leadership behavior.

In this Workshop the goal is not to reinvent leadership, but to question and reflect on one’s own leadership in a hybrid context and to get new impulses.

We offer digital courses for hybrid leadership, seamlessly integrated into your LMS with SCORM packages. The 60-minute course consists of 17 concise videos and is available in multiple languages upon request.

MDI delivers executive training through a worldwide network of over 200 coaches,

providing personalized, global, and virtual sessions. Our approach is pragmatic and outcome-driven, employing techniques such as solution-focused questioning and systemic theory. Our trainers bring extensive management experience and hold professional certifications.

In collaboration with Haufe, we offer efficient, impactful training via a customized digital platform, ensuring exceptional leadership development support.

We believe in the power of blended learning, combining various media and methods customized to meet your company's needs.

We create impactful learning experiences by aligning development content across all organizational levels and involving key stakeholders. From our network of over 250 global trainers, we select the best fit for your company’s needs.

Our Learning Formats include:

On- & Offline Training
Workshops & Facilitation
Consulting
Keynotes & Masterclasses
Networking Formats
Side Formats
Implementation Strategies

Our tailored solutions range from supporting leadership development to outsourcing HR development, using proven methods customized to your challenges. With our Customized Blended Learning Pathway and the Promote platform, we ensure sustainable knowledge transfer and successful implementation in the workplace.

Get an insight into our 1-day Workshop

We offer various formats tailored for hybrid leaders. Our most popular option is a one-day workshop designed for hybrid leadership improvement:

Learning Content

The new normal and differences to leadership in presence
The 3 success factors of hybrid leadership: Purpose, People and Performance
Togetherness and motivation despite distance
The most important competencies of hybrid leadership
Dealing with conflicts in the hybrid environment
Stumbling blocks of hybrid work
Technology: Using suitable software and hardware to design hybrid spaces

Learning Objectives

Get an overview of the 3 success factors of hybrid leadership
Identify, plan and implement the need for change for yourself and your organization
Get to know immediately applicable tools and try them out
Exchange with other participants and the trainer about previous successes, failures and ideas
Get answers and suggestions to practical questions

Program Process

Learning Objectives & Benefits

Leading the best of both worlds: unlocking success with Hybrid Leadership

The "3 Ps"

The 3 success factors of hybrid leadership: Purpose, People and Performance
Strengthen competencies

Dealing with conflicts in the hybrid environment
Learning from practitioners for practice

Examples from different companies

Experiencing a hybrid setup

Those who wish can switch between presence and online participation.
Trying out

different hardware and software components
Simulation

of challenging situations

“Thriving is the goal in the hybrid work revolution, not just surviving.”

Perfect for anyone in hybrid team leadership

Senior Executives

Those leading teams across multiple locations and navigating the complexities of hybrid work environments.

Team Leaders

Mid-level leaders managing a mix of remote and on-site employees, focusing on productivity and team cohesion.

HR Professionals

Those responsible for designing policies & practices supporting hybrid work models, ensuring employee engagement.

New Leaders

Individuals preparing for leadership roles in a hybrid work environment, aiming to build the skills necessary.

From the initial contact to the implementation of our fit2lead Leadership Academy, MDI impressed us with their professionalism, dedication, and expertise. What stood out most was their ability to tailor training content to our company’s specific needs. They demonstrated exceptional skill in analyzing our leadership development challenges and crafting innovative, practical solutions. The trainers are not only highly qualified professionals but also inspiring individuals who know how to engage and motivate our leaders for the long term. Thanks to the modern methods and strong practical focus, our leaders gained valuable tools they could immediately apply in their daily work.

Alexandra Pattermann

Teamlead Development & Training, Human Resources

“In MDI, we found a reliable partner for external training initiatives from Lissabon to Kiev, from Oslo to Istanbul. Our agreement with MDI allows us to use the same content and approaches for leadership development in more than 20 different countries – always in the requested language. The feedback we receive from our trainers is amazing, a sign that MDI can keep up the high level of quality.”

Vittorio Pesoli

HR, Abbot

“We have been cooperating with MDI in the CEE countries for years. MDI supports us in many ways to accomplish our retail vision internationally and also provides operational support to have the best-trained filling station partners and employees.”

Tanja Obmann

HR, OMV Refining & Marketing GmbH

“MDI’s Management Development Curriculum was an important step in improving my leadership skills. Managing an international team with a diverse group of people requires the capability to adapt management styles accordingly. In this regard, and regarding a wide range of managerial requirements, the curriculum benefited me greatly. I was able to focus on MDI’s highly professional and practice-oriented approach and I feel more confident in my daily management work as a result.”

Roland Wiesmüller

Head of Sales, CSI Central, Nokia Siemens Network

“I benefited a lot from the two seminar days, but also from the design of the entire learning process. In the transfer phase, a few weeks after the training, we had a short webinar. The fact that the training doesn’t end with the session but is followed by further review of the material helps ensure that the learning is retained and not quickly forgotten. The topics have remained more present with regard to the webinar. As a result, I have been able to bring the contents more consciously into my everyday work.”

MMag. Sabine Trost

University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna

Changing the World with Hybrid Leadership

This article by Peter Grabuschnig offers a reflective look at your leadership behavior in times of new work, work location, and increasing flexibility.