Leading Hybrid and Remote Teams: Challenges, Strategies, and Performance Outcomes

Rakhi Sharma; Anamika Choudhary; Dr. Priyanka Singh

doi:10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i04.50054

Leading Hybrid and Remote Teams: Challenges, Strategies, and Performance Outcomes

Author(s)	Ms. Rakhi Sharma, Anamika Choudhary, Dr. Priyanka Singh
Country	India
Abstract	Hybrid and remote work have reshaped how IT leaders communicate, build trust, and support their teams remotely. This paper explores the challenges of managing remote teams and lays out workable solutions for overcoming them. Based on existing research including academic studies, industry reports, and real-world case examples it becomes clear that leading hybrid and remote teams demands a new set of skills and planned leadership efforts. Key challenges include miscommunication, overlapping responsibilities between work and personal life, social isolation, and reduction in peer-to-peer knowledge sharing, on the job knowledge. Many organizations also struggle with "on-site preference" where in-office employees may receive preferential treatment over their remote team members. To resolve these concerns, effective leaders implement transparent guidelines, leverage collaborative technologies, and foster a culture of trust and inclusion. It's critical to ensure that both in-office and remote employees are treated fairly. Successful companies such as GitLab serve as models for fully remote operations, while Tata Consultancy Services demonstrates effective large-scale hybrid approaches. On the other hand, the decision by Yahoo to prohibit remote work demonstrates how different policies can have distinct impacts. Performance data shows that well-managed hybrid and remote teams can match or even exceed the output of traditional on-site teams. Traditional teams usually work well and stay together longer, but they might struggle with sharing ideas and being creative when they don’t meet in person because of remote work. Adaptive leadership, combined with ongoing learning and support, plays a crucial role in helping teams navigate the complexities of distributed work environments. When implemented effectively, hybrid and remote models offer mutual benefits for both organizations and their employees. Leaders who proactively address these challenges through thoughtful, strategic action can sustain both team performance and well-being.
Keywords	Hybrid Work, Remote Work, Distributed Teams, IT industry, Leadership in Remote Settings
Published In	Volume 7, Issue 4, July-August 2025
Published On	2025-07-03
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i04.50054
Short DOI	https://doi.org/g9r7nx

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