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Remote work emergency plan: Five things leaders can do first

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for leaders and managers moving a team to remote work. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 25 minutes, 5 lessons, 10-question final check. Last reviewed 6 November 2026; not legal advice.

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Course outline at a glance

  • Untangle the two
  • What feels the same, what is lost
  • Quiz
  • Sorting activity
  • Flashcards

  • A remote leadership team
  • A handbook as a single source of truth
  • Quiz
  • Sorting activity

  • A communications plan
  • A minimal tool stack
  • Quiz
  • Accordion
  • Scenario

  • Lead the change openly
  • Practise the response
  • Process
  • Quiz
  • Sorting activity
  • Multi-select quiz

  • Final assessment
  • Course complete
  • Quiz
  • Flashcards

Three pieces that work together

Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 2 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

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Completion is tracked for you

Learners sign in to take the course, so every start, finish and score is recorded in AhaSlides. No spreadsheet to keep.

  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's result on the 10-question final check, against the 80% pass mark.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away and what to change next time.

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5 lessons, about 25 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: Remote work is not forced work from home · 7 min

    Before you begin · Untangle the two · What feels the same, what is lost

  • Lesson 2: People and information · 5 min

    A remote leadership team · A handbook as a single source of truth

  • Lesson 3: Communication and tools · 5 min

    A communications plan · A minimal tool stack

  • Lesson 4: Driving change · 4 min

    Lead the change openly · Practise the response

  • Lesson 5: Final assessment · 4 min

    Final assessment · Course complete

Source and credit: Remote work emergency plan: What to do (and where to start), The GitLab Handbook by GitLab Inc., handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/company/culture/all-remote/remote-work-emergency-plan/ (opens in a new tab), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ (opens in a new tab)). Adapted by AhaSlides: rewritten as an interactive course and live session with neutral examples, activities and quizzes. This adaptation is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Common questions

Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

At onboarding or as continuing professional development, with a yearly refresher (best practice).

Leaders and managers moving a team to remote work at short notice.

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
  • Link to your live session deck
  • Link to the self-paced course
Then edit anything else you like: wording, scenarios, your logo.
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