Working at home can be a source of anxiety for those just taking the step. At the same time, there are steps you can take to become a successful telecommuter.
Regardless, as Mike points out in Techdirt, telecommuting can have ...READ»
Some Recommendations for Making it Work
I’m not an advocate of changing your lifestyle due to the fear of attack. So now I can’t bring my lip gloss and big bottle of water on flights. I’m already feeling a little chapped, but ...READ»
Whipping up a last-minute Blog Jam contribution, I quickly note the guidelines: my post must "relate to Fast Company's core themes of innovation, leadership, change, and business."
Fair enough. I normally blog about a wide variety ...READ»
Some experts are beginning to predict that gas prices could climb as high as $10 a gallon in the next two to three years. However, all of the solutions under consideration, such as developing alternative sources of energy, will ...READ»
Can you imagine what the world would be like with 53 million fewer cars on the road every day? This isn't just pie in the sky, it could happen if more people worked from home. Our research shows that 5 million Americans (not ...READ»
Why working from home is impossible:
Have you wondered why so many people treat coffee shops as workstations? I’ve finally figured it out.
According to statistics and experts-in-the-know, more and more people are working from ...READ»
Working from home is impossible:Have you wondered why so many people treat coffee shops as workstations? I’ve finally figured it out. No, no, it’s got little to do with this recession even though this recession has ...READ»
Recently en route to Panama, I spent my time on the plane as I usually do—going through a stack of magazines to catch up on what’s going on and get some new ideas. But an article in Technology Review entitled “Urban Renewal” ...READ»
Telecommuting: it's good for the environment, great for your employer's checkbook, and even better for your burning desire to work in pajamas. It's not always easy to convince your boss to let you telecommute, though, which is ...READ»
I get a lot of email, which means that I get a lot of spam. This morning, I got into work to a spam that made me smile. Sent by the Job Research Dept. in Ireland, the email featured the subject line "Top 10 Best Paying Online Jobs," ...READ»
Good news for homebodies: A Cisco survey of 2,000 people worldwide has revealed that employees who telecommute experience higher rates of productivity, work-life flexibility, and overall satisfaction. As if that isn't enough, the ...READ»
Working remotely is so liberating--you get to do what you do best, in a location of your choice, without your co-workers or boss always looking over your shoulder. But telecommuting also requires a lot more effort when it comes to maintaining relationships and connections with people back at the office. READ»
And that's why it's so hard to work with people who go to the office. Christena Nippert-Eng is an expert on home office problems -- and solutions.READ»
Currently, over 34-million Americans regularly telecommute, working from a virtual wireless platform reports the U.S. Department of Commerce. Fueled by high-speed broadband adoption, better collaboration tools (SaaS), and growing ...READ»
First, let’s establish that the horses have been let out of the “flexibility barn.” Whether we like it or not, flexibility is fundamentally reshaping how and where we live and work. Yet, while some communities are choosing ...READ»
At the beginning of June, swine flu or H1N1 hit my daughters’ school in full force. Thankfully, everyone survived the outbreak, but what about next time? Experts predict that we haven’t seen the last of H1N1, or its more ...READ»
"An Englishman's shed is his castle" is a reworking of the old saying that's surprisingly true, even in this gadgety electronic age. So now a U.K.-based company is working to reinvent the humbled shed as an eco-friendly ...READ»
John Challenger, the CEO of Challenger, Gray & Christmas, a global outplacement firm, was recently quoted as saying, “Holding on to your job right now is more important for many than getting more work/life balance…This is ...READ»
