--- title: "Episode 7: Managing creative teams remotely" description: Listen now to our episode number 7 and get your hands on the must-knows about managing creative teams remotely. image: https://selbeyanderson.com/hubfs/selbeyanderson_2023/Images/managing-teams-remotely-sa_11zon.jpg --- [![svgviewer-white](https://selbeyanderson.com/hs-fs/hubfs/svgviewer-white.png?width=188&height=20&name=svgviewer-white.png)](https://selbeyanderson.com) [![svgviewer-white](https://selbeyanderson.com/hs-fs/hubfs/svgviewer-white.png?width=188&height=20&name=svgviewer-white.png)](https://selbeyanderson.com) Creative - [Labs](https://selbeyanderson.com/labs) - [Agencies](https://selbeyanderson.com/agencies) - [Insights](https://selbeyanderson.com/insights) [Contact](https://selbeyanderson.com/contact) [Podcasts](https://selbeyanderson.com/insights/tag/podcasts) [Marketing Trek](https://selbeyanderson.com/insights/tag/marketing-trek) # Episode 7: Managing creative teams remotely Dom Hawes Group CEO, Selbey Anderson Published 22 May, 2020 - - - - # Episode 7: Managing creative teams remotely [Dom Hawes](https://selbeyanderson.com/insights/author/dom-hawes) Group CEO, Selbey Anderson Published 22 May, 2020 - - - - [Dom Hawes](https://selbeyanderson.com/insights/author/dom-hawes) Group CEO, Selbey Anderson Published 22 May, 2020 - - - - ![managing-teams-remotely-sa_11zon](https://selbeyanderson.com/hs-fs/hubfs/selbeyanderson_2023/Images/managing-teams-remotely-sa_11zon.jpg?width=450&name=managing-teams-remotely-sa_11zon.jpg "managing-teams-remotely-sa_11zon") ##### Nurturing creative teams under lockdown is hard - creative people work best surrounded by others. So how the hell do leaders manage creative teams remotely? We know you're all sick to death of Covid-19 podcasts, but Greentarget's Jeff Watt and Dafina Grapci-Penney bring new ideas. This is an excellent listen! Nurturing creative teams under lockdown is hard - creative people work best surrounded by others. So how the hell do leaders manage creative teams remotely? We know you're all sick to death of Covid-19 podcasts, but [Greentarget](https://www.greentarget.co.uk)'s [Jeff Watt](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-watt-7783b9a/) and [Dafina Grapci-Penney](https://www.linkedin.com/in/dafina-grapci-penney-0858937/) bring new ideas. This is an excellent listen!   ---   ### Key podcast takeaways 1. More senior staff aren't experiencing the same discomfort and isolation as career starters 2. Regular video contact and scheduled calls bind the team. Do minimum two team calls a week; a look forward on Monday and a look back on Friday 3. Leaders need to be active members of their teams, not aloof 4. Trust your teams and let them work flexi-hours. Focus on outcomes not hours 5. Start planning and communicating what 'back to workplace' might look like. Think hybrid models 6. Client relationships should be strengthened if teams do lockdown well > ## People feel they can't take a break at all in case a call comes through. They think if they don't answer a call immediately that we'll think they're not working. Of course that's not the case. We know they are working because we see their output. > > Jeff Watt, Greentarget If you'd like to appear on Marketing Trek, please get [in touch](https://martrekpodcast.com/contact/). We're always looking for guests with original, challenging and inspiring viewpoints. ### Dom Hawes Group CEO, Selbey Anderson Dom leads group development at Selbey Anderson and has been in the marketing business for over 25 years. 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