Work from home people more at risks?

[MPwannadecentincome]

How many organisations major on global teams anyway? Not many benny.

Face-to-face @rse-licking is more effective. Er, hang on, I mean...

Very true!

But homeworking and global teams are two different things at least in my experience:

1 - global team - generally there is an office overseas with a local management function etc, therefore by implication has a local coffee machine

2 - homeworker - still out of sight - out of mind!

The only thing in common between the two really is where the important conversations or decisions are made. That is never in a boardroom it is always 'casual' conversations with people of influence - everthing else is just a means to justify what has already been discussed or decided. It is part of office politics. It doesn't matter which country or office this happens in you have to be in the right one, otherwise you have challenges to overcome just to do your job or make a difference.

It is for this reason that, sadly, homeworkers are severely disadvantaged and they have to regularly be in the office face to face to be noticed.

In most cases, anyone who works as part of a team as a homeworker may meet every target / objective thrown at them. They may enjoy a flexible workstyle and may even be brilliant enough to do a day's work in just 1/2 a day. Unless they stand out in some significant way to the people that count (in the office) they will not be remembered for what they achieve - those in the office will be spending about 20% - 25% of their time making sure their achievements are remembered. Hence when times get tough the perceived "weaker" members of the team are let go - as per the OP.

IMHO.

[Doggy Styles]

It's easier to form personal relationships face-to-face. And personal relationships matter.

[original PM]

Interesting thread.

Company I am in are about to move office - new office has only got 80% capacity of existing office.

there will be a big push for flexible working, home working and hot desking.

the biggest push back we're are getting is from managers who are used to seeing all staff in at 9.00 doing a register with a red pen etc etc etc

I think these people will find it the most difficult to survive if a lot of companies take the flexible working option as they do not manage but control - managing a global team requires more than just a command and control style.

hey ho we shall see how it all pans out!

[Francko]

I hink these people will find it the most difficult to survive if a lot of companies take the flexible working option as they do not manage but control - managing a global team requires more than just a command and control style.

hey ho we shall see how it all pans out!

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