‘Professor Lynda Gratton: “I’ve seen a lot of fads come and go – I hope this won’t be one”, People Management by Eleanor Whitehouse.

For many organisations, hybrid is here to stay. Professor Lynda Gratton has been featured in this People Management article, on how we can ensure the lessons of the pandemic are embedded into future working practices.

In order to maintain the ways of working cultivated over this past year, leaders must focus on productivity and performance. For HR, this means being intentional about the design of work – think about people’s tasks and workflows, and how the use of time and space helps drive both focus and collaboration.

But it’s also important this isn’t just seen as an HR initiative. Hybrid impacts everyone. To make hybrid work, we must involve other functions to get a full view of how an organisation can operate effectively in a hybrid way.

• Read the full interview here.