Like it or not, remote and hybrid work environments are here to stay. Three powerful principles will enable successful hybrid leadership
Working remotely often entails a blending of work and non-work life, without the constraints of arrival and departure times.
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Historically speaking, working together in the same space—what is known as ‘co-located’ work—has been fundamental to maintaining managerial authority and control. The manager’s physical presence, the thinking went, helps to ensure that work is completed and meets standards. Take away co-location, and leaders lose much of their influence.
[This article has been reprinted, with permission, from Rotman Management, the magazine of the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management]