| Abstract [eng] |
A team leader plays an important role in managing and coordinating a team. A successful team leader motivates, guides and fosters cooperation among team members, while an unsuccessful team leader can negatively impact team performance. Problems and challenges often arise within the team or between the leader and the team. Some measures are taken to deal with these challenges. This research is exactly about the challenges and solutions experienced in hybrid teams. Challenges can be both between the team leader and the team members and within the team. In hybrid work, the challenges between the leader and the team members are often related to communication problems, lack of creativity, low participation, disagreements and other problems. Aims and objectives: The aim of the master's thesis is to identify the challenges of leadership and teamwork in a hybrid work environment, identify practical applications for appropriate leader communication, and offer methods for employees to adapt to this transition without experiencing psychological problems such as lack of communication, loneliness, helplessness, and lack of appreciation. Hybrid work is not only about psychological problems. These include communication problems, working hours, lack of achievement, irresponsibility, and other problems. The objective of the master's thesis is to interview team members and project leaders consisting of 12 participants and to find solutions to the difficulties experienced in hybrid teams. Research methodology: A content research method was applied to obtain empirical information. Empirical data were collected from primary and secondary sources. The first stage of data collection focused on literature review. The empirical study is based on a content research strategy, including interviews with project team members and project managers. A semi-structured interview guide was developed for this study. The research was conducted using a semi-structured interview: 6 project managers and 6 team members working in the public sector on international projects in Lithuania were interviewed. The results were analyzed using the previously developed theoretical framework. Research results: Although it is accepted that hybrid work will find a place in business life, it is seen that 100% hybrid work will not be efficient in terms of perceiving and developing corporate culture, acquiring the corporate language, need for socialization, etc. For this reason, while social interaction and physical working opportunities are being developed, period-based hybrid working models and their effects that have not yet been put into practice are also evaluated within the scope of analysis studies. In this context, it is seen that the hybrid working model we know and apply today may be put into practice with different versions in the near future. It has been determined that possible communication problems can have many negative effects on employee loyalty, teamwork, productivity, well-being and, accordingly, business results and increased turnover rates. In order to prevent these negativities, the basic characteristics of leaders who produce better results are to always keep various communication channels open, to use digital communication channels effectively and to follow and implement developments in this regard, to meet with their teams regularly and to do this not only for business purposes but also for social interaction, to work to reduce the workload of their teams and to eliminate obstacles, to give importance to the work-life balance and well-being of employees and to make conscious efforts to provide improvements in these matters. |
