This assignment will help you apply what you learned in Chapter 1 to more of a real world scenario.
Company ABC is a large technology firm located in Seattle, WA. Pre-pandemic, the company worked hard to build and maintain wonderful team dynamics which naturally led to loyalty and passionate ideas. In pandemic times, one of the company’s top challenges is team growth and collaboration. Most employees have been working from home and at different times of day which make it hard for teams to work together. In addition, it has led to employee burnout from remote work. Teams have not been working well together and some employees have grown resentful that they’re “doing all the work” for others.
The executive team is now struggling to decide whether or not to enforce a “back to office” policy. This would be either having employees return to the office a few days each week or even full-time. It’s possible the company would lose some employees who prefer to work remotely or have a flexible work schedule. Many employees have complained that with rising gas prices and other great employment opportunities, they would prefer to switch jobs than drive in to work.
Draw a logic tree for Company ABC’s whether or not to enforce a “back to office” policy.
You will need to do some research to determine the impact of enforcing a back to office policy including the monetary costs of leasing a building or more office space.
You can draw the logic tree by hand and take a picture and submit a picture or you can use word or excel.
Make sure to include details: if you were a manager, how would you estimate the cost of losing an employee or losing productivity if the employee remained at home? The more information you add, the better. Remember: the goal is to put yourself in the position of a manager and consider what factors would impact your decision.