Many companies are using “work from home” as a perk or a way of retaining their best people. But is working remotely setting them up to be picked off by the competition? It could be. Given that the replacement costs of recruiting, training, and making up for lost productivity can be three times someone’s salary,
by Chuck Chapman, Content Strategy Coordinator I worked for over 20 years before embarking on a career working from home. There were many times when getting dressed every morning, enduring the rush hour commutes (and sometimes the co-workers) made me envious of those who were able to earn a living from the comfort of their
by Chuck Chapman, Content Strategy Coordinator The office was designed for communication. There are conference rooms for meetings. Whiteboards hang in break-out rooms for brainstorming sessions. Offices or cubicles are situated so co-workers can pop in or peak their heads over for quick questions of clarity. Even lunch rooms and break rooms are on
If nearly half of your employees were eligible to do something, would you have a policy for it? What if you wanted them to do something but they weren’t doing it? Surely there’d be a plan for that. But when it comes to teleworking, most organizations are just letting it evolve naturally, without much of
by Kevin Eikenberry, co-founder Remote Leadership Institute Productivity. In all my conversations with leaders about managing people remotely, this is typically among their concerns. If you’re a remote leader looking for answers on how your team can be more productive, consider whether you’re asking the right questions. Here are four questions you can ask your
by Randy Clark Whenever possible, before I present to a group on leadership development, I mingle with the audience and ask what obstacles they face in management. The hindrance to leadership that I hear most often is communication. From small start-ups to multi-billion dollar international corporations, it’s the same chorus. The most significant hurdle most
by Chuck Chapman, Content Strategy Coordinator The more things change, the more things stay the same. While technology changes rapidly and the work world becomes increasingly remote, the needs people have to be productive and successful team members have largely stayed the same. And even though project teams might be scattered across the globe, it’s
We hear a lot of complaining from people who work remotely that their boss doesn’t pay them enough attention, or that it’s hard to get on their calendar, or that they don’t get enough one-on-one time with their manager. Is it because the boss likes the other team members better? Do they just hate you
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