For many years, business professionals have discussed the so-called “future of work.” From the development of ever-better digital technologies to the embracing of non-traditional business models, these past few years have seen sizable developments to how we work and conceive of work. Now that the Coronavirus has ushered in a new era of remote work, […]
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9 Excellent Tips When Working From Home
With the coronavirus pandemic causing employers worldwide to shut down their offices in a bid to stop the spread, millions of once office-bound workers are now working from the comfort of their own homes. While the work from home lifestyle can initially seem like a pleasant change — with benefits including increased flexibility, a better […]
Behind the Scenes of Remote Work: 45% Take Showers
In an ever-changing digital workplace, the latest concept to be outmoded may be the office itself. Recent research suggests more than 40 percent of workers have worked remotely to some extent, and this telecommuting trend is only likely to intensify. A growing number of corporations have embraced work-from-home options, finding participating employees at least as productive as […]
Remote Work: How to Embrace This New Norm in the Face of the Global Pandemic
Before the unforeseen worldwide pandemic, only 5.2 percent of total employees in the US were working remotely. 43 percent of them worked from home only some of the time. However, with the Coronavirus situation making it impossible for people to work in closed spaces, most companies have been forced to go remote. A study had […]
Do These 4 Things to Keep Your Remote Team Focused & Happy
As COVID-19 continues to take its toll on our ability to work regularly (among many other things), maximizing productivity in a remote work setting is now essential to keeping many businesses afloat. Even when orders are lifted and offices are allowed to work at full capacity, many employees are going to have the same question: […]
Teaching at Home While Working From Home
Across the country and around the world, businesses are switching their teams to full-time telecommuters. For some, this is an expansion of occasional work-from-home benefits; something that is already familiar. For others, this is a whole new world. And now, many of us are a couple of weeks into homeschooling. While adapting to this WFH […]
How to Become a Digital Nomad: 6 Practical Tips
Until recently, digital nomadism was an excellent alternative to the traditional model of working for those bored with their daily routines. Nowadays, as we observe the COVID-19 pandemic evolve dramatically at a global scale, work online has turned from a trend into a public health need and an effective security measure. In this situation, if […]
Congratulations, You’re Now Working From Home. But Are You Productive?
In order to reduce the spread of the novel virus, the act of “social distancing” has become a critical part of containing the COVID-19 outbreak. For obvious reasons, this affects countless offices and workplaces with a large number of people and their ability to work in the same space. More and more companies are forced […]
Remote Work in The Coronavirus Economy–Is it The New Normal?
Working away from the office as millions are sent home has become a necessary and essential skill for everyone. As the virus spreads, businesses throughout the world are shutting down and companies are shifting employees to work at home. Remote Work Pros But even before this crisis, between 2005 and 2017, working at home was […]
How To Build A Successful Remote Working Team
In these new and unpredictable times, remote work arrangements are becoming the norm. Remote working teams are just as productive as traditional teams, if not more so. They’re also substantially cheaper and generally make workers much happier. Despite the allure of using a remote team to accomplish your commercial objectives, however, many entrepreneurs are refusing […]