Remote Management of a Team or Business Based in Africa
Structure your organisation, navigate cultural challenges and steer performance sustainably from abroad.
Learn to organise, delegate and steer an activity from a distance, taking into account the economic, human, cultural and social realities of the country where the business operates.
Programme Overview
This Performance Sprint teaches participants to organise, delegate and steer a team or a business based in Africa from abroad, taking into account the economic, human, cultural and social realities of the country of operation. Each of the six modules ends with a practical application on the participant's own organisation, so that every deliverable can be used immediately. Situations are analysed in their context: practices vary from one country, one company and one person to another.
Two Formats
Four three-hour sessions, remotely
- Four live sessions of three hours
- A follow-up session one month after the training
- Accessible from any country, no travel needed
Two days in your city
In-person sessions are not scheduled yet. They will open in the cities where interest is strongest: Paris, Brussels, London and Maryland. Tell us your city in the application form to be informed first. The fee will be announced when the sessions open.
Curriculum
01Structure an organisation that works from a distance
- Clarify roles, define responsibilities and choose a competent local relay.
- Understand how family ties, seniority and social status shape real authority within the company.
- Practical application: build an organisation chart and a responsibility matrix.
02Delegate and empower teams
- Set precise objectives, define decision-making powers and develop autonomy.
- Identify situations where respect for hierarchy, fear of displeasing or personal loyalties hold back initiative and the reporting of difficulties.
- Practical application: formalise a delegation with objectives, means, limits and follow-up points.
03Communicate and maintain trust
- Set up useful meetings and choose tools suited to connectivity constraints and time zones.
- Prevent misunderstandings linked to the unspoken, to the ways disagreement is expressed and to expectations placed on a leader based abroad.
- Practical application: draw up a communication charter and a weekly meeting template.
04Steer the business and build a results culture
- Track sales, expenses, cash, lead times and customer satisfaction.
- Clarify expectations on punctuality, quality and keeping commitments; tell real constraints, skill gaps and behavioural problems apart.
- Practical application: create a dashboard and a procedure for handling variances.
05Secure operations and financial flows
- Organise approvals, document transactions and put proportionate controls in place.
- Handle family and community requests, requests for exceptions and conflicts of interest with explicit, fair rules.
- Practical application: define authorisation thresholds, required supporting documents and rules for exceptional expenses.
06Manage difficulties and support change
- Spot warning signals, handle conflicts and decide when to step in on site.
- Give demanding feedback without humiliating, manage resistance and draw on solidarity and belonging to serve collective performance.
- Practical application: prepare a corrective meeting and an improvement plan.
Deliverables for Participants
- An organisational and cultural diagnostic grid
- A delegation matrix of responsibilities
- An operating and communication charter
- A steering dashboard template
- An operations and expenses control grid
- A personal 90-day action plan