December 1, 2025

Habits That Make or Break Hybrid Teams

The hybrid workplace has become the defining experiment of modern engineering, and most leaders are still figuring it out. In this Tech Council episode, Duncan Mapes and Jason Ehmke analyze the habits that drive high-performing hybrid teams. They discuss proximity bias, performance evaluation, and how communication systems shape fairness and culture. They dissect the bad habits that derail trust (like reactive communication and lack of structure) and the good ones that strengthen it (like clear metrics, empathy, and visibility). Whether you’re leading across time zones or transitioning from in-office to hybrid, this episode offers actionable insights drawn from years of managing distributed engineering teams.