Leading hybrid teams starts with a personal touch

Managers must be attuned to team personalities to prosper, says the IMI

Managers must understand the impact that the hybrid workplace has on their team members as individuals.

The need to effectively lead teams in a hybrid context is not exclusively a result of the pandemic. While the pandemic accelerated the trend towards more independent, flexible, and remote working, the direction of travel has been moving this way for some time.

In his book, The Future Leaders, Jacob Morgan synthesised 140 CEO interviews and nearly 14,000 employee surveys, conducted before the pandemic, to identify the characteristics of the leaders of the future. The must-have elements include empathy, self-awareness, humanity, and energy.