Hybrid Managers vs Company Culture
This made for an interesting read this morning – Don’t Confuse ‘Being in the Office’ With ‘Culture’.
Whilst the feature focused on the hybrid workers to start with, as nearly all of us do (me included), it continued to look at/think about the hybrid manager. People like me. And you.
Under the sub-heading of ‘Managers Struggle the Most With Hybrid’ there’s this:
“Notably, Gallup’s analysis finds that managers are experiencing the hybrid workplace differently than other roles within an organization. Hybrid managers feel less connected to their company culture than do remote or on-site managers. They also feel less connected than hybrid leaders.” – Nikki Morin & Heahter Barrett
It’s true. I know I spend far more time thinking of and helping my team than I do about myself, but I still need to take time and make the effort for myself.
In answer to the last part of the piece – “Don’t be afraid of losing your culture to hybrid” – I, for one, am not. I am happy for the culture in whatever guise it’s in to develop and change to embrace the hybrid way we are working. I will, however, continue to strive to make it an inclusive and equitable culture for those who want more, or sometimes less, hybrid opportunities.
And I will do better at being a manager who cares about himself too. We managers also need the care and attention we put into our teams.
It’s not going to be easy but, then again, when has anything worth doing ever been easy?
