05/04/2021

Overcoming the Downsides of Telework

How organizations can help younger staff adjust

The global COVID-19 pandemic dramatically changed how and where most Americans work. This crisis has forced many organizations to close—or severely limit access to—their brick-and-mortar offices and offer 100 percent telework to all eligible employees.

This dramatic change has been lauded by many as a long overdue rethinking of how we work.

However, others have noted telework created additional stressors with home-life balance, feelings of isolation from team members and office culture and a lack of comprehensive networking and collaboration with others. This article addresses research which suggests that the latter outcomes affect younger workers in disproportionate measures and provides examples of some things these workers and employers can do to mitigate the problems.

Please select this link to read the complete article from ASAE's Center for Association Leadership.