100% remote friendly

Build A Connected & Successful Team. In A Remote Work Setup.

Building Better Teams is a guided masterclass for founders and leaders who want to build healthy and successful teams. It combines a unique curriculum, lots of practical tools, and hands-on mentorship from successful CEOs and founders.

100% remote friendly

The Future Of Work Is Remote

But It's Hard To Make It Work!

Meetings, Meetings, Meetings

Lack of Social Connection

Unclear Communication

Lots of Misunderstandings

A Flood of Chat Messages

A Million Distractions

No Sense of Community

Too Much Stress

Meetings, Meetings, Meetings

Lack of Social Connection

Unclear Communication

We Can Show
You How To
Get There!

With The Right Tools And Culture,
Every Team Can Become A Thriving Remote Team!

Strong social connection
Clear communication
No more misunderstandings
Fewer distractions, more focus
A strong sense of community
Reduced stress, increased resilience
Effective meetings
What happens
if you can
make it work?

A Healthy And Productive Culture Is An Incredible Competitive Advantage For Your Company

statistics about scientific studies providing the benefits of building strong, people-first cultures. 20% more productive, 50% less employee turnover, and up to 2.5x increase in revenue growth.
Who Wouldn't
Want That?

How Can You Build such a Culture in a Remote Team?

This masterclass offers a proven and reliable roadmap. We’ll show you how to deliberately design and build a better company culture, in a remote work environment.

As A Member, You Will...

Get Access

to the best tools and frameworks.

Learn

with like-minded founders and leaders in our private community.

Get Guidance

from CEOs and founders with proven track records.

What Our Members Say

"We wanted to shape a more positive and productive team dynamic. And we got so many great, action-oriented ideas and tools out of this masterclass! What I loved the most was that there was always space to work on my specific questions. Tobi didn't just stick to the agenda — he took the time to meet and address our real-life challenges!"

Kathrin Marks

Head of Fundraising & Communication, Stiftung Stay

“I loved how structured and action-oriented this masterclass was. I learned so many new tools and inspirations — and only as much theory as necessary. All of this helped us make the changes we hoped for: deeper relationships and much more transparency and accountability in our team!”

Benny Schaich

Founder & CEO, aucobo GmbH

“Remote work had stretched us to our limits: we had too many meetings, our old ways of communicating and collaborating didn't work anymore, and we were missing a clear direction. Working with Tobi solved many of these problems for us: our teamwork became more focused and calm, our collaboration improved, and our meetings turned out to be fun! Also, I loved having access to all of those ready-to-use templates and resources! Made things much easier!”

Felicitas Proelss

Member of the Board, W11K

“If you're serious about this — if you want to build a culture of feedback, mutual respect and appreciation — then there's no better option than this masterclass. You'll make real progress with your team and build an amazing culture.”

Vincent Osterloh

CEO, OCX GmbH

"Our team has grown pretty fast... much faster, unfortunately, than our structure and relationships within the team! But this masterclass has been a great help for us: we became more efficient and — at the same time — built a much stronger team spirit!"

Vera Zanker

People & Culture Manager, premano

“I was scratching my head on how to build a shared, healthy culture — especially as a new and fully remote team. And I know I would *still* be scratching my head if I hadn't taken the masterclass. It helped us build more trust and transparency; provide more flexibility for everyone; and create a much greater sense of community and commitment in the team. I can't recommend it enough!”

Jens Schmelzle

CEO & Co-Founder, Fryd

“If you're looking to build an open, human culture in your company, you should join this masterclass.”

Gitta Baumann-Brajdic

Head of People & Culture, treeva GmbH

“The program helped us build a more connected team, with better communication and healthier, more robust structures. Apart from the program itself, I loved that Tobi went beyond the curriculum with us: thanks to his rich experience, we could bring our own, unique challenges to the table and always received unique, individual solutions.”

Bettina Rajsich

People & Culture Specialist, pragmatic industries

“As a relatively new leadership team, we were looking for a healthy balance: between remote work and the office; between micromanagement and trust. And indeed, working together as a leadership team has improved tremendously after taking the masterclass! Apart from that, we learned a ton of new tools and frameworks. I was especially grateful that we received so many ready-to-use templates / workbooks / resources: this saved us so much time when we actually implemented all of the changes!”

Daniel Ostertag

Head of Development Cooperation, Stiftung Stay

"With his experience and empathy, Tobi is a perfect partner for those who want to better understand themselves and their team. If you want to develop a modern, productive and stress-free way to work with your team, I can't recommend this masterclass enough!"

Matthias Schnizler

Founder & CEO, premano

A Masterclass Unlike Any Other

Made For & Made By

Founders
& Leaders

This program is designed and led by experienced founders and leaders with our own, proven track-records.

We’ve been building successful teams and companies for almost 20 years.

The curriculum is full of hands-on tools and frameworks —  from our own experience as CEOs and founders.

You can bring real cases and challenges from your own team. We're here to help and coach you.

Focused on

Practical
& Proven

Tools, Not Theory
For

Remote &
Co-Located

Teams Alike

We’ve been building remote teams since 2010.

We teach the underlying principles because they're critical to the success of any modern organization. Not just those without an office.

12 Essential Topics
In 12 Monthly Modules

Here’s a sneak peek into the topics we cover inside the masterclass. You can see that we go way beyond the usual “cookie-cutter” leadership and team building topics.

Self-Awareness
Leadership for Culture
Remote Work
Stress + Resilience
Focus + Flexibility
Involving Your Team
Feedback
Internal Communication
Psychological Safety
Relationships
Hiring & Onboarding
Team Offsites
Self-Awareness
Leadership for Culture
Remote Work
Stress + Resilience
Focus + Flexability
Involving Your Team
Feedback
Internal Communication
Psychological Safety
Relationships
Hiring & Onboarding
Team Offsites
You’ll find everything you need to build a true world-class team.

How This Masterclass Works

One Module Per Month

Every month (with a break in August and December) we pick a single topic to focus on.

This guarantees that we can explore it in depth – and that you have enough time to implement it and make a real, lasting impact with your team.

A Little Theory, a Lot of Practice

We explain why things matter, we provide context and even scientific studies.

But most importantly, we offer practical tools and frameworks. And we deliver them complete with templates, worksheets and agendas so you're ready to implement them in your own teams, instantly.

Designed for Busy Schedules

Most of our members don't have a lot of time. That's why we designed Building Better Teams for people with a busy schedule.

We're careful to keep live sessions to a minimum.

And if you miss one, you can always watch the recording later.

Master One New Topic Every Month

Month by month and topic by topic, you're on your way to build a world-class team

Theory

live session
2h

Week 1

Learn The Tools And Frameworks

Theory

live session
2h

Learn with a healthy mix of...

Theory and scientific backgrounds
Practical tools and frameworks
Lots of hands-on workshopping
A clear roadmap for implementation
Office Hours

live session
1.5h

Week 2

Solve Your Real-Life Challenges

Office Hours

live session
1.5h

Bring real challenges from your team and we’ll...

Work through problems together
Explain and clarify important concepts
Coach you through specific cases
Answer your questions
Focus Sprint

asynchronously in the community

Week 3 + 4

Accountability And Support From Your Peers

Focus Sprint

asynchronously in the community

Engage with our private community to...

Get accountability, support and motivation
Share your progress, challenges and insights
Get further feedback from Tobi & Kai
...asynchronously, as much or as little as you like!
1-0n-1 Coaching

on demand

Anytime

1-0n-1 Sessions For Deep Dives

1-0n-1 Coaching

on demand

Every member gets two 1-on-1 coaching sessions with their annual membership...

Flexibly schedule time with one of us
Go into your specific cases, in depth
Work out detailed solutions
Get hands-on, individual advice
Resources + Materials

on demand

Anytime

Save Time And Effort

Resources + Materials

on demand

Take advantage of our high-quality, ready-to-use resources like...

Workbooks
Cheat Sheets
Workshop Agendas
Documentation templates
Additional reading materials

At Your Own Pace

Let’s face it: there might be a month where you just have too many other obligations. We've built the curriculum flexibly enough that it's not a problem if you miss a module. You can simply jump back into the program next month, for the next module.

Unlock Growth On Three Levels

Your Organization

Move from an incidental and haphazard culture to one that is carefully and deliberately designed — to grow, support, and last.

The People in Your Team

Minimize stress, conflicts and misunderstandings in your team. And nurture better communication, deeper relationships, and stronger commitment.

You as a Leader

Gain confidence in yourself as a leader. Achieve ambitious goals without sacrificing a positive, collaborative, and people-first culture.

Created & Led By
Experienced Founders & Leaders

Both Of Us Have

almost 20 years of experience
started multiple businesses (co-located and fully remote)
grown them to 7+ figures, 100+ employees
achieved successful exits
But Most Importantly We Have Created Exceptional Teams Full of Wonderful People!
Tobi profile photo

Hi, I'm Tobias

"You can be successful in business and treat people with respect and kindness. There’s no conflict in this. We can achieve both!"

I've been an entrepreneur and a CEO for almost 20 years. During this time, I started 4 companies, made 2 of them profitable, and successfully sold my last one. Together with an amazing team, I grew this last one to over 100,000 customers in companies like Apple, Google, and Amazon before it was acquired in 2021.

I started introducing remote work already in 2010 (and found ways to actually make it work).

I’m also a trained and certified mindfulness teacher, donate 10 % of my income to charity every year – and am openly addicted to green tea.

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Kai profile photo

Hi, I’m Kai!

"A great team gives a company superpowers. You can build it by implementing people first culture  and embodying this principle daily."

In my journey as an entrepreneur of more than 15 years, I've built a broad range of businesses: from services to software products, from tiny teams to more than 150 people, from bootstrapped to VC-backed, and one with 10 international locations.

Over many years, I've also consulted and mentored countless founders and leaders on their own journeys, currently focusing on everything GreenTech.

I’m an avid triathlete, climber and trail runner and love any kind of outdoor adventures.

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Nice to meet you!
We hope it's a match!

Who Is Building Better Teams For?

Building Better Teams Is A Perfect Fit For You If...

You understand that teams must build a culture of trust, respect, and accountability – if they want to find a sustainable path to success.
You want to learn the tools and practices to build such a culture.
You want less drama, fewer misunderstandings and conflicts in your team.
You want to create a culture that works remotely just as well as in the office.
You want to see stronger relationships in your team and create a more resilient organization overall.
You want to encourage both high performance and healthy community.
You want to stop fire-fighting and feeling stressed — and instead use your energy for more productive things.
You want to grow your team and your business, but also yourself as a leader and a human.

Building Better Teams Is NOT A Good Fit For You If...

You’re looking for shortcuts and quick fixes to “make your team perform”.
You believe that you can only have either a healthy and happy team -or- a successful and high-performance team.
You think that leaders have to use pressure and micromanagement to get results.
You think a positive culture is just bells and whistles — instead of a critical ingredient to an organization’s success.

A Powerful Curriculum
& A Proven Roadmap

This masterclass goes much deeper than a simple "team building course". The topics we cover will build a strong foundation — for a thriving team and a successful company.

Leadership For Culture

A strong, positive company culture is only possible with the right kind of leadership. Learn why “One-on-Ones” and “Agreements” are the most important tools in any leader’s tool belt — and how to master them. Because although many leaders know them, only few are using them correctly!

Remote Work Fundamentals

Building a remote team can be challenging — but also incredibly rewarding! Because the principles behind remote work can make organizations more flexible, productive, and resilient. Understand the common challenges that remote teams face — and learn the tips, tricks, and tools for building a remote team that thrives!

Focus + Flexibility

Teams become distracted, unfocused, and stressed if we don’t protect their time and attention. Learn to use time management on an organizational level to create a more flexible structure. Optimize for focus and deep work with tools like asynchronous communication.

Relationships

The more socially connected a team is, the more successful it can be. Help your team increase the number and quality of their relationships. Continuously and reliably, through a thoughtfully designed process.

Psychological Safety

Research has shown what it takes to create high-performance teams: not only IQ points, but most of all psychological safety. Learn how to build an environment where your team can do their best work — by establishing trust, respect, and humility.

Communication Formats

Communication serves many different purposes in teams: to discuss ideas, solve problems, keep everyone up-to-date, or simply connect as human beings... Discover a wide array of communication formats. And implement the ones your team needs to stay productive.

Hiring & Onboarding

Finding and attracting the right people for your team makes all the difference. Learn how to design a hiring process that’s reliable and predictable. So you can be sure to always find the right people for you — and avoid painful hiring mistakes.

Internal Communication

Meetings, emails, chat messages: many teams find that their internal communication has taken over most of their schedule. Unwillingly, we’ve prioritized communication over focused work! Learn how to take back control and make focused work — not constant communication — your number one priority.

Self-Awareness

We can only interact competently when we know ourselves — as a group and as individuals. Help people learn more about each other and themselves. To make your collaboration more effective and frictionless.

Feedback

Feedback is the basis for learning and improvement, both critical ingredients for a successful organization. Learn a step-by-step roadmap to introduce and foster feedback — to make it a regular, safe, and constructive habit in your team.

Stress + Resilience

A stressed team is not open to change — or high performance! Learn why stress is a $1 trillion problem. Understand the role it plays in your own organization. And take concrete, proven steps to reduce stress and build resilience in your team.

Team Offsites

Spending time together, outside the office, holds tremendous potential for a team — but only if you carefully and intentionally design this experience! Learn what ingredients the perfect team offsite needs, how to compose a great agenda, and what mistakes you should avoid.

Pricing

We want to help as many organizations as possible to build better teams.To make it affordable to small and big organizations alike, our pricing is tiered based on your organization's revenue.

Below $500k
Annual Revenue

$590

per month

From $500k to $1MM Annual Revenue

$790

per month

Above $1MM Annual Revenue

$990

per month

All memberships require a 12-month commitment. We want this investment to be 100 % risk-free for you. If you’re not satisfied, we’ll refund your full payment.

How Much Money Is A Masterclass On Team Building And Company Culture Worth?

Consider the following questions, supported by stats and studies

Time for some
number
crunching!
How much does it cost if you lose an employee?

It will cost 1.5-2.0 times that employee's annual salary when you lose an employee, according to a Deloitte estimate.

Here Is The Math:

Keep
happy employee

$60k

annual salary

Replace
‍l employee

$90 – 100k

for Hiring, Onboarding,
Training, Ramp-Up

How much can you benefit by investing in culture and team building?

A study from Harvard showed that investing in culture and team building has a significant positive effect on a company's bottom line.

Researchers compared more than 200 companies and found that “a strong culture increases net income 765% over ten years.”

Return of Culture Investment

Ten Years of
strong Culture

=

765%

Net Income Increase

How much does it cost if your employees are disengaged?

According to Gallup and others, disengaged employees cost their companies the equivalent of 18 – 34 % of their annual salaries.

Your Hidden Payroll Costs:

Disengagement
Malus

=

18 – 34%

of annual salary

How can you protect one of your largest investments?

For many knowledge work companies, salaries are one of their biggest investments. When you add up the numbers and look at your total salary spend for last year... how much would you pay to secure this huge investment?

The best way to do this is by creating a strong and healthy company culture, where your employees can and want to perform at their best.

Feel Confident In Your Decision

We want you to feel 100 % confident in your decision to join Building Better Teams!

Money-Back Guarantee

If, within 30 days after joining, you are not satisfied, we’ll happily refund your full payment.

No questions asked, no hard feelings.

Reach Out to
Our Alumni

This masterclass can only be successful if our members are successful.

Feel free to talk to an alumni and ask them about their experience. Let us know and we’ll get you in touch.

Talk to Us

If you have any questions, at any time.

And if you want to get to know us and see if we have the right chemistry, you can always book a free call to say hello.

FAQ

How big or small should my team be?

It doesn't matter how many people you have on your team: if you have a team, you should start becoming deliberate about building the best version of it. In other words: there is no upper or lower limit in terms of team members.

That being said, if it's currently "just you and a co-founder", we suggest waiting until you have your first couple of colleagues. A great size to start is when you have around 5 people.

What’s the time commitment in order to benefit from the masterclass?

We know that our members - mostly founders and leaders - all have a busy calendar. We took this into account when designing this masterclass:

  • Only 2 live sessions per month are enough to get you up to speed on a topic.
  • We provide lots of resources that are ready for immediate use and will save you a ton of time (e.g. documentation templates, workshop schedules, one-on-one agendas, ...).
  • We prepare all topics in such a way that there's only one thing left for you to do: implement them in your team!

Overall, you should plan for the following for each module:

  • each month: 2 live sessions (or recordings), each between 1.5 and 2 hours
  • each week: 1-2 hours implementing what you learn
  • spread out over the month: 1-2 hours engaging with your peers in the community

To summarize: as a rough guideline, you should plan on spending around 2 hours per week to get the most out of the masterclass.

When are the live sessions?

Most of the live sessions are held at one of the following two times:

  • 7pm CET / 1pm EST / 10am PST
  • 5pm CET / 11am EST / 8am PST

As for the days of week, we rotate between Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

How often are the live sessions?

We want to bring as much value as possible to our members while, at the same time, respecting their busy calendars. We're able to achieve this by focusing on a single topic (i.e. "module") per month, split into 2 core live sessions.

In some months, we offer bonus live sessions, apart from these core sessions. However, you can safely consider those to be optional and join them only when you have enough space in your calendar.

What if I can’t make it to one of the live sessions?

We encourage everyone to attend the live sessions whenever possible. But it’s not a problem if you can’t make it to some of them: all sessions are recorded and can be replayed at any time.

How does the application process for new members work?

A couple of times per year, we open enrollment for new members. Several weeks in advance, we inform everyone who joined our waitlist. You will then be invited to schedule a short Zoom call so we can get to know each other. In this call, we will answer any questions you might have and discuss if the masterclass is right for you. Sign up for our waitlist now so you don’t miss the next enrollment window!

Can I work 1-on-1 with you?

Yes. As an alternative to following the regular program, we also offer a 1-year “1-on-1 Journey” that is completely customized to you.

Just like in the regular program, you will get access to...

  • ...our private community of like-minded founders and leaders.
  • ...all of the events and sessions.
  • ...all learning materials.

Additionally, however, you'll have the following benefits:

  • Full focus on your unique challenges: Our mentoring gives you access to our 20 years of experience. You can bring your questions, problems and challenges — all from your specific situations and your specific team. We’ll work with you until we've found a solution that fits your needs.
  • Flexible scheduling: You're not bound to attend the scheduled group sessions. Instead, we'll schedule individual sessions that fit into your calendar.
  • Learn on your own time: In good time before a session, you'll get all the necessary materials and can work through them on your own — whenever you choose.
  • Additional mentoring calls on a “fair use” basis: We’re here for you, even beyond our monthly core mentoring session. Should you need more help or have a pressing question, additional sessions are included on a “fair use” basis (available exclusively in this 1-on-1 offer).
  • Bring a colleague: You might have a colleague in your team that helps you implement all of these changes. Often these are either from HR or your leadership team. When you work 1-on-1 with us, you can bring one of these colleagues to our sessions.

Working 1-on-1 with us — on your specific situation, in this tailor-made way — is undoubtedly the most effective option to build a world-class team.

If this sounds interesting to you, feel free to schedule a call with us so we can answer your questions and discuss if this is right for you.

Do you offer discounts for non-profits and charities?

Yes, we offer a discount for non-profits and charities: members from these groups pay 290 USD per month. Please get in touch via email and send us official proof of your status.

Do you offer volume discounts if multiple leaders from the same organization want to join?

Yes, we offer the following volume discounts:

  • For a second and third person, we offer 30% off.
  • For a fourth and fifth person, we offer 50% off.
  • For more than five people, please get in touch with us.
What’s your refund policy?

We want to make this as risk-free as possible for you. And we want all of our members to be 100% satisfied.

Therefore, if you are not satisfied within 30 days after joining, we’ll happily refund your full payment.

No questions asked, no hard feelings.

Will my company expense / reimburse this program?

If you need management to approve this as a company expense, we offer an email template. This outlines the benefits that the program has for the organization — and why it’s truly a useful investment for the team and company.

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Hello {manager},
there's a course called "Building Better Teams" that I'd love to enroll in. It's a live, online masterclass for leaders who want to build high-performance teams with a people-first mindset — often in a remote work setting.

A few highlights:

  • Hands-on mentorship from successful leaders & CEOs
  • Practical tools & frameworks (not just theory) that have been proven in countless successful teams
  • Suitable for co-located & remote teams alike (remote work experience since 2010)
  • Lastly, extensive money-back guarantees should we not like it

The course is structured into separate "modules", which means I'll be able to put my learnings directly into practice during the course.

The course costs {price}. If you like, you can review course details here, including the instructors' bios: https://www.buildingbetterteams.co

What do you think?

Thanks,
{your name}

P.S.: Other companies have sent a few people to the course together because it's an efficient way to get shared context that otherwise takes back-and-forth time to build. It might make sense for us to send a few folks to this course.