This employee self assessment tool was designed to help you and your employees determine if telework would likely be a good work option.  Employees interested in telework may complete a self assessment and share their assessment with you. 

If you agree that an employee is likely to be a successful teleworker, visit the Telework Training section together and print out a copy of the Telework Training Workbook.  Each workbook contains a copy of the State's Telework Policies and a blank Telework Agreement.  A companion video called "Keys To Telework Success" will help you both quickly navigate the workbook, identify any unresolved concerns and decide together how those issues will be resolved.  When you are both satisfied, your resolved items will be transferred into a formal Telework Agreement that you both will sign and follow. Remember if it is not working out, either the supervisor or employee may cancel the agreement without notice.

If you disagree with an interested employee on a specific criteria in their self assessment, consider working with the candidate for improvement.  Our research reveals that employees are willing to work for the opportunity to work at home.  Telework can be very powerful management tool.  

Telework offers many benefits for the State, the employee and the community, but telework will require a shift of focus from whether an employee looks busy, to how much work an employee actually is accomplishing.  Click here for a brief review of management by results.