The topic of hybrid work is more relevant than ever. Many companies are flexibilizing the rules regarding where and when employees can complete their work. The future of collaboration undoubtedly lies in hybrid teams. However, the hybrid work model is fraught with challenges. It serves as a bridge between digital and analog collaboration, and thus, is neither fish nor fowl. It requires a special set of tools.

Holger Nauheimer provides exactly the expertise for this “toolkit.” He systematically describes the physical and digital spaces, the necessary behavioral changes, the new range of competencies, the altered beliefs, and the transformed team identity. He offers a practical guide for all aspects of hybrid team work. His primary audience includes coaches and consultants, and he provides practical tips for supporting the described transformation. Through more than a hundred key questions, all essential aspects that external and internal consultants, coaches, and facilitators can ask themselves and their clients are covered. However, leaders can also use the practical tips to guide their hybrid teams towards greater effectiveness.

The book’s systematic approach also helps in designing participation workshops, consultations, and team coaching sessions. Teams can thus confront changes and make agreements necessary for successful hybrid work. Checklists, team agreements, meeting minutes, check-in questions, and intervention designs complement the toolkit.

From the content:

• Introduction: The Five Levels of Change
• Setting Up and Populating Spaces
• Getting Started and Leading the Way
• Learning New Skills and Shedding Unnecessary Weight
• Embracing and Celebrating Change
• Developing and Solidifying Self-Understanding
• Structuring and Facilitating Participation Processes for Transformation

The book can be ordered through all bookstores or directly from Beltz Verlag. Unfortunately, it is only available in German language but you might buy the electronic version and have it translated by www.deepl.com.