The genie of hybrid working cannot go back in the bottle

New IMI research suggests evolving workforce expectations are leading to unprecedented management challenges

Top-down decision-making and an autocratic approach can stifle creativity and hinder employee potential.

In the seminal 1983 management handbook, High Output Management, former Intel CEO Andrew Grove writes, “As a manager, you are an in effect a chief executive of an organisation yourself…As a micro CEO, you can improve your own and your group’s performance and productivity.” 

Maxims such as this, along with Grove’s insights on optimising productivity, efficiency and output while fostering a culture of continuous improvement, have proved highly influential in the forty years since the book’s publication. Silicon Valley royalty like Mark Zuckerburg, John Doerr, Marc Andressen and Bill Campbell are devotees of the book.