passed up for promotions or project opportunities. To avoid this, be sure to include teleworkers in all group activities such as staff meetings and recognition events, and ensure that teleworkers are evaluated and rewarded just as equally as non-teleworking employees.
Non-teleworking employees also have trust issues that supervisors must consider. They must trust that teleworkers will meet their commitments and be as accessible as if they are in the office. They also need to know that their workload won ' t increase with some staff teleworking, and that tasks usually performed at a specific company location will be assigned equally. This concern can be relieved by ensuring that all employees, whether they’ re teleworking or not, have access to each other at all times through innovative technology methods.
Below are a few tips to help a manager make the right decisions to ensuring telework is successful within the organization.
• Trust your teleworkers at all times and demonstrate this trust by assigning challenging projects once the employee delivers a strong performance
• Include teleworks in surveys and evaluations
• Try teleworking yourself when you have the opportunity. It will help increase your personal effectiveness and improve your understanding of the pros and cons of teleworking
• Consider your teleworker ' s point of view in all situations. Understand the timeframes involved in completing tasks and the resources required to complete them
• Involve teleworkers when setting work goals and objectives
• Delegate assignments fairly among teleworkers and non-teleworkers
• Include teleworkers in day-to-day activities. Be aware of your teleworkers’ attitudes and involvement to ensure they don’ t feel isolated from the main office
• Encourage informal communication within your team to keep teleworkers and co-workers in touch and up-to-date. Consider establishing a " virtual water cooler " via a shared e-mail folder or organizational Intranet
• Communicate on a regular basis with all technology methods, including phone, e-mail, instant messaging and online meetings
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