Are you a virtual manager? Can you be effective if you are a “virtual” manager, commuting from home or a home office and being with your employees only part time? Measuring your performance In a virtual environment, people measure you mostly by your actions, and remember only the most recent good work you’ve done for them […]
Telecommuting
Reducing Risks for Mobile or Remote Workers
More and more companies are choosing to allow their workers to work remotely on either a full-time or part-time basis. While this can be an ideal situation as far as employee satisfaction goes, it can bring up a number of security risks. Here are the things that you will need to look at to keep […]
Smart Offices and the Death of the Cubicle
Technology experts are working to change how people work in and out of the office by changing how they interact with their physical space. Modern offices are being turned into smart offices with the skillful help of IT specialists. Intelligent surveillance systems built to prevent shady goings-on are also used to analyze employees’ productivity throughout […]
Working from Home: Employer and Employee Benefits
You can imagine the benefits of working from home for employees: lounging on the couch, drinking hot chocolate, taking an afternoon nap. But most of those benefits are imaginary—and untrue. In fact, 30 percent of employees who worked from home said that the limited distractions in their home offices led to more productivity. Really, that’s no […]
How to Streamline Remote Working for Your Team
Working for a small business in 2017 is different than it was in past years. More people are working remotely. However, streamlining the team of workers is just as important for smaller businesses as it is for its larger counterparts. As you’ll see, there are many things a company can do to create a plan […]
Is Remote Working Taking Over?
Remote workers across the world are turning the traditional 9-5 working day into a thing of the past. Businesses and employees alike are opting for working remotely, and with it being proven to have a positive impact on staff health and productivity levels, it’s not hard to see why. Although the concept of remote working […]
5 Impressive Apps for Working from Home
Working from home is more popular now than ever before, and technology has made the concept a lot more efficient. For many people these days, their ‘workplace’ is a room or workstation in their own home, and going to work requires nothing more than turning on a laptop. You’re able to choose your own hours […]
Offering Workers Remote Access Benefits Everyone
Remote working and flexible schedule opportunities have been popular within the tech industry for many years, but an increasing number of employers in various other industries are beginning to realize the potential benefits of allowing staff to work from home. Of course, this is not a viable option for all employees, many of whom need […]
5 Ways to Boost Your Business with Easy Technology
Lately there’s been a great deal of research into the ways that technology is shaping the lives of young people. The jury is still out on whether or not it’s for better or for worse, but everyone agrees that having constant electronic contact will undoubtedly have a tremendous effect on so-called Gen Zers. Technology isn’t […]
4 Major Benefits of Working from Home
The flexibility and freedom of working from home far outweigh any financial benefit, research reveals. In a survey conducted by Reed Commercial, 400 home workers were asked what benefits they had seen from working in this way. Flexibility was the most popular reason given, by 55% of the respondents, more than one-third loved the lack […]
