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Making Hybrid Working Work: A Practical Guide for Business Success
Hybrid work is here to stay but we haven't got it right yet. To be truly effective, hybrid working must form part of the overall business strategy and work, organizational structures and teams must be designed with hybrid in mind.
Making Hybrid Working Work is a practical book for senior business practitioners and people professionals wanting to ensure that hybrid working works for their people and their business. With guidance on leading, managing and developing hybrid workers, this book will help you embed hybrid working into your organization design.
This book explores what hybrid means for your office real estate, how to choose the right technology for hybrid working and how to ensure you're only investing in automating the correct things. It discusses how to use data to take an evidence-based approach to solving problems in a hybrid organization and how you can support learning for hybrid workers, build a learning culture and prioritize performance, not location. With coverage of managing the hybrid employee experience with a focus on company culture, this book also includes the latest research, interviews with those who have experienced the benefits and challenges of this way of working and real-world examples from companies including Centrica, what3words and EMIS Health. Discover how to be deliberate about hybrid ways of working and not leave success to chance with this essential guide.
Making Hybrid Working Work is a practical book for senior business practitioners and people professionals wanting to ensure that hybrid working works for their people and their business. With guidance on leading, managing and developing hybrid workers, this book will help you embed hybrid working into your organization design.
This book explores what hybrid means for your office real estate, how to choose the right technology for hybrid working and how to ensure you're only investing in automating the correct things. It discusses how to use data to take an evidence-based approach to solving problems in a hybrid organization and how you can support learning for hybrid workers, build a learning culture and prioritize performance, not location. With coverage of managing the hybrid employee experience with a focus on company culture, this book also includes the latest research, interviews with those who have experienced the benefits and challenges of this way of working and real-world examples from companies including Centrica, what3words and EMIS Health. Discover how to be deliberate about hybrid ways of working and not leave success to chance with this essential guide.
296 pages, Hardcover
Published January 28, 2025
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February 20, 2025
Gary Cookson’s Making Hybrid Working Work is an insightful and highly practical guide for leaders and professionals navigating the complexities of hybrid work. Cookson masterfully blends research, real-world examples, and actionable strategies to address the challenges of balancing remote and in-office collaboration. From fostering team cohesion to rethinking performance management, the book provides a comprehensive roadmap for organizations looking to create an effective and sustainable hybrid work culture. What sets this book apart is its focus on practical implementation—rather than just theorizing about hybrid work, Cookson offers concrete steps that can be immediately applied to improve communication, engagement, and productivity in any organization.
Whether you're an HR leader, manager, or business owner, this book is an invaluable resource for adapting to the future of work. Cookson doesn’t just discuss hybrid work as a trend—he positions it as a long-term shift that requires intentional leadership and cultural transformation. His insights on trust, flexibility, and technology integration make Making Hybrid Working Work an essential read for anyone looking to optimize their workforce for success. If you’re seeking a no-nonsense, experience-backed guide to making hybrid work truly work, this book delivers in every way.
Whether you're an HR leader, manager, or business owner, this book is an invaluable resource for adapting to the future of work. Cookson doesn’t just discuss hybrid work as a trend—he positions it as a long-term shift that requires intentional leadership and cultural transformation. His insights on trust, flexibility, and technology integration make Making Hybrid Working Work an essential read for anyone looking to optimize their workforce for success. If you’re seeking a no-nonsense, experience-backed guide to making hybrid work truly work, this book delivers in every way.
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