Organizations are cutting costs and making decisions to offer employees remote work. In this week’s discussion, your boss just informed you that you will work remotely starting Friday. You are concerned you will have a difficult time building and maintaining relationships. The following are areas of concern for you:
Leader-member relationships.
Coworker relationships.
Boundary-spanning relationships extending outside the organization.
Respond to the following:
Choose one area and explain how you will maintain the relationship you identified with specific steps you will take to build the relationship. Include references and in-text citation of APA
I am most concerned about maintaining leader-member relationships while working remotely. To build and maintain these relationships, I will make sure to practice proactive communication with my supervisor, such as setting up weekly check-ins either over the phone or through video conferencing platforms like Skype or Zoom (Kim & Chang 2017). This allows me to show that I am engaged in the work and dedicated to meeting deadlines. Additionally, I will be available for questions or guidance from my supervisor if needed. Finally, in order to ensure I’m aligned with organizational objectives, I will review company policy documents and any updates sent by management regularly (Culbertson 2018). By taking these steps, I believe that it is possible to build strong leader-member relationships even when working remotely.
References:
Culbertson, R. (2018). Working from home: Guidelines for success. Retrieved from https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/consulting/articles/working-from-home-guidelines-for-success.html
Kim, K., & Chang Y.-K.. (2017). Impact of virtual team trust on team performance: A resource perspective approach of proactive communication behaviors in a virtual environment context [Abstract]. International Journal of Information Management 37(3), 170–180 doi: 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2016