Charting the challenges of hybrid work

Issue 005

Nov 29, 2022

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The Hybrid Work Pyramid of Needs

By Lotti Siniscalco, Partner at Emergence

As the pandemic has shown us all too clearly, there are significant benefits to working remotely. But for organizations that straddle the line between fully remote and fully in-person teams—what we call “hybrid”—simply adapting existing remote strategies for their needs isn’t enough to maintain company culture and deliver business results.

Instead of trying to blend remote and in-person solutions, hybrid companies will need to develop new ways of thinking about the unique challenges they face. This will include managing their now mostly-vacant corporate real estate, optimizing the in-office experience, using tools and systems that allow employees to marry in-person with virtual collaboration, and ensuring that employees remain engaged even if they don’t spend 100% of their time with each other.

It’s clear that hybrid is here to stay and will likely become the dominant work model for the coming decades. In fact, research from Accenture found that 63% of high-growth companies already use a hybrid work approach, and data from McKinsey projected that 90% of organizations will adopt some combination of remote and on-site work as they emerge from covid-era restrictions. Anecdotally, the vast majority of the companies in our portfolio have opted for a hybrid approach.

Regardless of which solutions these companies develop to address the hybrid work challenges, one thing is clear: the future of work lies in the hands of these hybrid organizations, and we are excited to see what solutions will be developed to support this new way the world works.

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