The shift to hybrid working: Management challenges - Digital story
This digital story presents headline findings on how hybrid work is reshaping management practices at the line manager level: Why hybrid work demands new forms of coordination; How managers maintain visibility and performance oversight without physical co-presence; What sustains team cohesion and well-being across dispersed teams; How equitable access to information and opportunities can be ensured; Where policy guidance or support is most needed.
This digital story presents headline findings on how hybrid work is reshaping management practices at line manager level. It argues that hybrid work demands new forms of coordination and examines how managers maintain visibility and performance oversight without physical co-presence. It looks at the factors that support team cohesion and well-being across dispersed teams and how to ensure employees’ access to information and opportunities. Policy pointers identify where policy guidance and support is most needed.
Eurofound recommends citing this publication in the following way.
Eurofound (2026), The shift to hybrid working: Management challenges, digital story.
