There's No Place (to Work) Like Home

Interview your boss.

You may be an integrator, able to seamlessly weave a tapestry of home and work threads. But will your company support you? Four starting questions for your supervisor: Have you ever worked from home? How did it work out? When was the last time someone who pursued this was promoted? Is there an independent metric that can confirm that I am as productive as everybody else?

Improve your email skills.

Remote communication can lead to many misunderstandings, so write emails with care. There's a big difference between "I just got this email and I'm so excited! Can you have this done tomorrow?" and "Can I have this tomorrow?"

Don't forget about privacy.

You may be working from a PC in your bedroom, but that doesn't mean that your company gives up the right to snoop on your email or check out your favorite Web sites. "There are whole new playgrounds that define the border between private and public," says Nippert-Eng. That means that you should be just as aware of email and telephone policies as an in-house worker -- and equally careful of where your interactive journeys take you, no matter where you are physically.