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Familiarity gap
Creating a connection with your boss is one of the biggest challenges.
Research shows the more familiar we are with people, the more we tend to like them. Employees who share the same physical space as their managers will have more opportunities to interact with them, giving them an advantage over a peer who works remotely.
To even the playing field, employers can schedule short check-ins with remote workers throughout the day or create always-on chatrooms that all workers can use to communicate with supervisors.
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Fewer observations
The most accurate performance ratings are based on observable behaviours rather than subjective evaluations of traits. For example, the trait "creativity" cannot be defined.
Shifting the focus of performance appraisal from behaviours to results
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Performance reviews
Performance reviews are more difficult today, as some employees work entirely from home, others come to the office, and still others work a hybrid of the two.
Employers and employees may face three challenges:
- Familiarity gap
- Fewer observations
- One review to rule ...
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One review to rule them all
Performance reviews based on results may not work for every job. For example, evaluating a teacher based solely on student test scores, since environmental factors such as poverty or lack of support may also play a part.
It is vital to use only one type of review system...
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Failure Of Leaders To Adapt To A Flexible Future Of Work: Survey Findings
Surveys show that two-thirds of large employers intend to have a mainly hybrid schedule after the pandemic ends for non-front line employees, with some fully remote and some office-centric.
Employee surveys show that two-thirds to three-quarters of all workers who can work at least som...
Statistics On Remote Workers
- Loneliness was reported as the biggest downside for 21% of remote employees, and one of the reasons that makes them more likely to quit.
- Most remote managers say they’d be more inclined to stay if they had more friends at work.
- Individuals who have 15 minutes to socialize wi...
Put extra effort into onboarding
Remote workers won’t have the opportunity to be involved in spontaneous conversations or team lunches, but there are other things you can do to help them settle:
- provide info with new job critical stuff: team member introductions (personal bios, photos, advice for new employees)...
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