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Successful hybrid work starts with strong management

Published: 29 July 2026

Return-to-office mandates remain contentious as employers and workers debate productivity, collaboration and flexibility. Jean-Nicolas Reyt, associate professor of organizational behaviour at 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ Desautels, told CBC that research shows hybrid employees are equally or more productive, while turnover can decline by 30 per cent.

Although in-person work may benefit training, meetings and major projects, Reyt argues that office presence is an unreliable measure of performance. Employees can appear busy without producing meaningful results, regardless of location.

Successful hybrid workplaces, he explains, provide structure, clear expectations and appropriate monitoring while allowing employees to maintain boundaries between their professional and personal responsibilities.

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