Module 1 / Unit 4 Effective management of hybrid teams

1. What is not a primary responsibility of a middle manager?

Communicating the company vision to the employees

Leading by personal example

Stepping in to assist team members in reaching their goals

Providing positive feedback

2. What kind of challenges has not risen in importance for middle management in the post-pandemic period?

Excessive work investment of team members

Improper use of digital tools

Stagnant organisational culture

Inability of team members to reach KPIs.

3. Which of the challenges to workload management is the responsibility of employees themselves, not the management?

Unrealistic goals

Insufficient company resources

Poor time-management skills

Uneven team distribution

4. Should employees respond to emails in out-of-office hours?

The company should have strictly defined hours of rest from work communication

It is up to individual employees to decide.

Managers can initiate contact with employees, but not vice versa.

Employees can initiate contact with managers.

5. What measure is not recommended for keeping lively team communication?

Calling employees regularly to update them on the latest developments.

Recapping key points during team meetings.

Keeping meeting minutes

Using workload management tools

6. What is an effective way of stimulating team member participation during hybrid meetings?

Turning cameras off so team members don’t feel pressured

Moderating the meeting in a humorous way

Having fixed speaking slots for all team members

Using software tools to create the impression that everyone is in the same room

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