Leadership in Transition: Key Leadership Behaviours in Hybrid Work Environment

This study aims to comprehend the significance of leadership on employees working in hybrid work culture. With the advent of the hybrid work, the conventional idea of the workplace has been altered, transforming every facet of the traditional work landscape into a dynamic hybrid model that blends in-office and remote work. This change demands new leadership practices and strategies to efficiently manage and enable the workforce for current and future challenges. Hence this study explores leadership and its complexities assessing the essential traits of a successful leader in hybrid work teams. While there is a huge amount of research work and numerous studies on e-leadership, the concept of leadership in hybrid work environments needs to be explored more as it is crucial in the present landscape of work. Hence, this paper explores the opportunities and challenges of leaders in hybrid work-driven organizations. Gathering insights from various studies, our research seeks to assess and examine how leadership behaviors influence employee’s motivation, commitment, and overall contribution to work-related tasks within this hybrid framework. The results will inform organizations on how to develop effective leaders in hybrid work that will be capable of motivating and empowering workers, improving the productivity, and realizing organizational visions. Leaders have a noble role in inspiring and reskilling employees hence improving the levels of employee’s job engagement. Leadership plays a central role in the dynamics of workforce and the retention of employees within an organization. With organizations continuing to deal with the challenges and opportunities of hybrid work, effective leadership is more crucial in actualizing organizational goals with a humanistic approach. The study provides in-depth insights on effective leadership behaviors in hybrid environments and contributes learning points for successful leadership practice in hybrid work along with propositions for future research.