Things I like to hear, and things I try to communicate when I'm the boss:
- What the boss expects. Even if it's just "keep doing what you've been doing", it's good to establish that.
- What level of status reporting the boss wants. "Let me know if you have a problem, otherwise I assume everything's fine"? "Drop me a status report every week"? "Get my OK before taking on any new tasks"? Etc.
- A regular opportunity for one-on-one discussion, without the need for a problem to be resolved. Even if it's only 15 minutes a month, it's useful.
- What are the most important issues for the employee to see addressed? (aka What are their biggest pain points?)
Some of this might be moot in this case, since it's not an entirely new situation.
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- What the boss expects. Even if it's just "keep doing what you've been doing", it's good to establish that.
- What level of status reporting the boss wants. "Let me know if you have a problem, otherwise I assume everything's fine"? "Drop me a status report every week"? "Get my OK before taking on any new tasks"? Etc.
- A regular opportunity for one-on-one discussion, without the need for a problem to be resolved. Even if it's only 15 minutes a month, it's useful.
- What are the most important issues for the employee to see addressed? (aka What are their biggest pain points?)
Some of this might be moot in this case, since it's not an entirely new situation.