Line Mørkbak

Hybrid Acceleration - Elevate Your Hybrid Collaboration

How can we reach a seamless collaboration in the hybrid mix of remote and office-based team members? Hybrid Acceleration is an engaging talk designed to equip you with the skills needed in our new flexible work environments. To accelerate hybrid work, digital inclusion is essential which means addressing in-person biases and mastering an asynchronous mindset and skillset. Workplace Enthusiast Line Mørkbak will share proven practices to elevate your hybrid collaboration. You’ll learn simple, effective techniques to enhance your hybrid setup, along with tools and tips to make the challenging hybrid meetings inclusive, engaging, and productive for all participants - whether they’re in the room or joining remotely. The talk will also spotlight insights from hybrid pioneers like Dropbox, Fujitsu, and GitLab, showcasing valuable lessons from their successes.

Distance Meets Connection – Leadership and Collaboration for Remote Teams

What makes remote collaboration successful, and how can we bridge the "virtual distance" that often comes with it? In this engaging talk, Line Mørkbak explores strategies to cultivate stronger connections and foster psychological safety in remote teams. Drawing on research and insights from all-remote pioneers like Automattic and Dropbox, Line highlights how asynchronous techniques and intentional practices can transform team dynamics. She emphasizes the importance of balancing synchronous and asynchronous communication by rethinking online meetings, leveraging tools like Slack and online collaboration boards for seamless updates, and minimizing reliance on email, resulting in enhanced focus and productivity. Through actionable insights and real-world examples, she encourages remote leaders and team members to experiment and model best practices for thriving remote collaboration.

Cultural Synergy 

Line emphasizes the importance of being aware of one's own strengths and weaknesses, as well as cultural preferences, and the need to adapt communication styles accordingly. They discuss how cultural diverse teams can be both less effective and more effective than homogeneous teams depending on how leaders leverage the diversity present in the team. The session also covers strategies for communicating effectively with colleagues who have different communication styles, the importance of considering the impact of one's behavior on colleagues, and practices for creating cultural synergy within teams. Finally, the concept of the platinum rule is introduced, treating others how they want to be treated, rather than the golden rule, and suggest inclusion actions for participants to consider implementing in their workplaces.