FlexWise 2.0 - Guidance for Tomorrow

Flexibility: Job Sharing - Troubleshooting

No matter how well a flexible option is planned and implemented, from time to time breakdowns do occur. Here are some common breakdowns that managers or employees might experience once a job sharing arrangement is operating.

Click on any of the potentially challenging situations for some suggestions on how to more effectively manage ongoing flexible options.

You can find additional job sharing troubleshooting guidance in the online Job Sharing Training.


ASSESS whether the job sharers are a good match and the arrangement should be continued	PLAN to coach and mentor job sharers about objectives, performance coaching and development regularly	PREPARE to evaluate all aspects of the job share arrangement to ensure it is working effectively
-- Job sharers are not working as a team -- Job sharers are competing for assignments and for recognition -- Output is positive but some deadlines have been missed	-- One job share partner takes longer to complete tasks than the other partner -- Both partners deliver equally good results -- The job share team has been together for over 3 years	-- Job sharers do not seem to coordinate well -- Messages at times are missed -- Job sharers do not always seem able to adequately cover for each other
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