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Hybrid work isn’t broken… your leadership systems might be.

In this episode of The Business Fix, Josh and Chrissy tackle one of the most misunderstood challenges in modern business: the hybrid work model. While many companies blame remote employees for lack of productivity, the reality is far different and far more fixable.

If you’ve ever thought:

• “My team just isn’t working unless I can see them”
• “Remote employees are harder to manage”
• “We need everyone back in the office to perform”

This episode is for you.

Josh and Chrissy break down why hybrid environments fail and it has nothing to do with where your employees are working. Instead, it comes down to three critical factors that every business owner and manager must get right:

👉 Trust – If you don’t trust your team, why did you hire them?
👉 Training – Most leaders are trained to manage presence, not performance
👉 Tracking – If you’re measuring activity instead of outcomes, you’re already losing

They also dig into:

• Why “back-to-office mandates” are often a leadership failure not an employee issue
• The dangerous illusion that visibility equals productivity
• How poor systems not remote work create disengaged teams
• Why monitoring software is NOT the solution (an

We’ve heard it: “Nobody wants to work anymore.”

People do want to work. They just may not want to work for your company, your culture, or your leadership style.

That’s what we’ll be addressing at the COSE Big Summit on October 15 in Cleveland.

If you’re ready to stop blaming “the workforce” and start a team, join us.

Visit COSE.org for more information and tickets.

Your culture is not the poster in the lobby.

It is what your team does when you are not in the room.

That is where The Business Fix on the Road comes in.

We help leadership teams fix the people stuff with keynotes, culture consulting, and practical strategies that create clarity, accountability, and real results.

Book us for your next event, conference, or team meeting at businessfixpodcast.com.

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