Our leadership team meets in a hybrid format where three of us are in the office and two are remote. The remote leaders complain they feel excluded from the natural banter and side conversations during the Level 10 Meeting™. How do we level the playing field?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

Hybrid meetings are incredibly difficult to run effectively. When some leaders are in the office and others are remote, a natural imbalance occurs. The in-person team members often engage in side conversations and shared physical energy, leaving the remote leaders feeling isolated and excluded from the natural flow of the Level 10 Meeting™.

To level the playing field, you must adopt a digital-first approach to your hybrid meetings. This structure ensures that every leader has the same meeting experience, regardless of their physical location.

Implement these guidelines to keep your hybrid meetings fair and productive:
- Require every leader, including those in the office, to log in from their own computer with their own camera on.
- Ban side conversations in the physical room to ensure remote participants can hear everything clearly.
- Have the facilitator actively call on remote team members during IDS® to ensure their voices are heard.

By creating a unified digital environment, you remove the physical division between team members. This discipline keeps the entire leadership team on the same page, protects the trust of your remote leaders, and ensures your weekly pulse remains a powerful tool for driving operational traction.