Ways of working with teams are actively transforming in response to the challenges of the times: rigid models are giving way to more flexible and adaptive ones. An effective manager should be able to lead teams in the new normal, as emphasized by the head of the Executive MBA program at kmbs Olena Zhiltsova at the online conference 'Anatomy of Change: What's Next? PRO Team'.

'I was glad to talk to the audience about HyFlex as the new norm. This new term is formed by combining the roots of hybrid and flexible. Diverse and plastic organizational space, development, design... For many managers, this still raises questions and even slight resistance. There are also categories of employees who demand a return to familiar models — for example, according to research, this is desired by mothers of preschoolers. But it seems that denying HyFlex is like not believing in the year 2022,' said Olena Zhiltsova.

In the near future, companies will deal with four of the most common hybrid practices for their organizational contexts:

Hybrid work mode — the ability to work remotely and in the office. Already, 86% of surveyed employees are ready to work on a hybrid schedule.
Hybridity in learning — training employees using online tools and office onboarding.
Hybrid profession, where we have a diffuse system of competencies, where each employee does not have a clear boundary of duties.
Hybrid team, where each participant's career is a series of experiences, and thus, each employee has their own motivations and goals. Such a team can consist of freelancers, full-time employees, and gig workers.

HyFlex as the New Norm