Digital Leadership: What about working conditions at home?
Are you sceptical towards telework? Working from home has many advantages. Did you know?
- increased readiness to work, working morale and more energy
- higher productivity and effectiveness
- less absence from work
- acquiring specialists that live far away
- better work-life balance because of more flexibility and autonomy
- Higher job satisfaction
But: even though there are many advantages for the company, there are also disadvantages for the employees:
- Worse organisation
- Less non-verbal communication
- Less teamwork
- Less possibilities for informal learning
- Less career opportunities due to missing informal networks
- Occupational isolation, fear of missing out a career opportunity
- Danger of workaholism trough overcompensation
- Danger of exploitation
- Higher risk of burnout and conflicts with the family because of blurring of boundaries
As you can see, it is inappropriate to draw conclusions about performance from presence: good and mutually satisfactory work is also possible in the home office. In the Action aid you will learn how to strengthen team cohesion and design meetings succesfully as a supervisor in digital times.