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Employers are becoming more aware of the
important role played by the connection
between a good atmosphere at work and
better company performance. It is mainly on
them to ensure that their employees have a
balanced work life, so that they feel good and
their work is effective. Working in a hybrid
requires clear boundaries to be put in place
and clear rules to be set, so that both you and
your team know where work ends and private
life begins. It is important to take care of the
mental condition of employees who are
exposed to feelings of isolation, lack of
belonging to a team, trying to combine work different. For the employee, it is a situation in
and home responsibilities. which he or she is able to perform a task
effectively so that it does not affect his or her
Accordingly, this chapter will provide insight
life activities, or vice versa. For the employer,
into how to achieve online/offline balance in
on the other hand, it means getting employees
the new remote environment by discussing the
to perform optimally during working hours
following topics:
with less anxiety and stress, respecting their
● How to find out what balance the team personal lives.
needs and wants
For many employees, the concept of hybrid
● How to find out what tasks and
working evokes positive emotions. However,
activities are best executed online or
they forget that this type of work also comes
offline
with many challenges. In the traditional model,
● How to make collective agreements on
employees are used to performing work tasks
working online and offline
at specific times. In the hybrid model, the
● What techniques are there to balance
division between professional and private time
screen time
is in many cases disrupted. It is often the case
that the hybrid employee is unable to switch
off from being online. He or she sacrifices time
5.1 How to find out what balance the even during the night, which in the long term
team needs and wants can lead to exhaustion and an imbalance of
work-rest.
5.1.1 Conceptual Framework : How to find out
It is important that you, as a leader, track the
what balance the team needs and wants
signs of burnout in your team members. You
Managing a team can be difficult, but it can do this by monitoring employees who, for
becomes even more difficult when working example, have a high amount of overtime.
hybrid. Leaders need to ensure balance and Such a situation may be a signal that an
equilibrium with both remote and on-site employee will need support in achieving
employees. It is known that the balance will balance. Your team should know that they can
look different for both groups. A poor balance always count on your support and
in the team can directly affect the performance conversation, which will translate into a
of the company. productive and happy culture within your
team.
For both the employee and the employer, the
term will be different and mean something

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