When you work alone, you often get to choose what you work on and when. You get to set your priorities, and create your own to-do list. You are large and in charge. (Some of us larger after the Holidays, but I digress.) Other times we know people need output from us by a certain time, and we’re guided by that. But what if we have things we should be doing but … [Read more...]
The Remote Working Survival Guide
by Jono Bacon Remote working seems to be all the buzz. Apparently, 70% of professionals work from home at least once a week. Similarly, 77% of people work more productively and 68% of millennials would consider a company more if they offered remote working. It seems to make sense: technology, connectivity, and culture seem to be setting the world up more and more for remote … [Read more...]
5 Very Real Struggles for People who Work from Home
by Chuck Chapman, Content Strategy Coordinator The advantages for people who work from home are well-publicized. The morning commute is a breeze (unless your kids are on break from school and create a backup in the kitchen). You can wear your pink fuzzy slippers all day long if you want, even if you're on a video conference and dressed "professionally" from the waste up. And … [Read more...]
5 Wrong Assumptions HR Makes about Remote Work
I feel sorry for HR people. They are responsible for the least predictable and most combustible resource a company has: human beings. They are often the last to be consulted when a business problem faces a company and the first to be called on for answers. This is true when it comes to setting remote work policy for your company. We’ve said many times that remote work and … [Read more...]
New Research on Remote Worker Satisfaction
A question we get a lot is, "Where do you get the information about remote workers you share in the blog?" Truth is, we do a lot of reading and web-surfing just like you do. One of the more interesting surveys we found recently revealed that the image of the remote worker as someone working anywhere, anytime and blithely unaware of how the poor souls at home office work isn't … [Read more...]