by Maura Nevel Thomas Some managers judge the productivity of their team members by what can be observed during time in the office. Are they staring intently at their computer? Constantly running to meetings? When did they arrive and leave? It’s true that “knowledge work” has intangible outputs, like analysis, relationships, and creativity, and these things … [Read more...]
Are Digital Nomads the Future of Remote Work?
As more kinds of work move online, more workers are becoming digital nomads. Even those of us who love our jobs may occasionally find ourselves less than enthusiastic about heading into work on a beautiful day, or fantasizing about white sand beaches during a meeting. And the FOMO is real: digital nomads are all over social media, sharing photos of their laptop and a beer … [Read more...]
4 Conclusions about the Future of Remote Work
by Chuck Chapman, Content Strategy Coordinator A recent study by social media scheduling platform Buffer delivered some fascinating data that leads to some inescapable conclusions about the future of remote work. Buffer surveyed 2500 remote workers and business owners from the US, Canada and other countries about some of the most common issues facing remote workers. Here … [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...]