Comments on: Five Observations on Telecommuting http://yworking.com/attitude/five-observations-on-telecommuting/ generation y is at your service. sort of. Wed, 28 Sep 2011 20:39:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Allan McDougall http://yworking.com/attitude/five-observations-on-telecommuting/comment-page-1/#comment-169 Allan McDougall Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:03:55 +0000 http://yworking.com/?p=224#comment-169 One important piece of advice I received on telecommuting was to focus on transparency. In other words, because people don't know (can't see) what you're doing, make sure they find out! Deliberately communicate what you're achieving to anyone and everyone. It's human nature to create reasons for things we don't understand; effective communication eliminates the ambiguity that can lead to confusion, jealousy, complaints, snide remarks, etc. Great post on an important topic. One important piece of advice I received on telecommuting was to focus on transparency. In other words, because people don’t know (can’t see) what you’re doing, make sure they find out! Deliberately communicate what you’re achieving to anyone and everyone. It’s human nature to create reasons for things we don’t understand; effective communication eliminates the ambiguity that can lead to confusion, jealousy, complaints, snide remarks, etc.

Great post on an important topic.

]]> By: Brett Hummel http://yworking.com/attitude/five-observations-on-telecommuting/comment-page-1/#comment-168 Brett Hummel Sat, 11 Apr 2009 04:14:46 +0000 http://yworking.com/?p=224#comment-168 I think that it is a shame that people get jealous about telecommuting when study after study shows that in today's workplace it is not about where you work, but how you work (productivity). An interesting book that you might want to read is called Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It. The book describes how Best Buy converted to an office environment where there were no fixed schedules, meetings were optional, and all promotions were based on productivity and not seniority. I believe telecommuting and the Best Buy model are the workplace of the future, but I think you are right in pointing out that not going into the office regularly can cause employees to feel left out. In order to maximize this new way, companies will have to figure out a way to supplement the office culture in a decentralized environment. I think that it is a shame that people get jealous about telecommuting when study after study shows that in today’s workplace it is not about where you work, but how you work (productivity). An interesting book that you might want to read is called Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It. The book describes how Best Buy converted to an office environment where there were no fixed schedules, meetings were optional, and all promotions were based on productivity and not seniority. I believe telecommuting and the Best Buy model are the workplace of the future, but I think you are right in pointing out that not going into the office regularly can cause employees to feel left out. In order to maximize this new way, companies will have to figure out a way to supplement the office culture in a decentralized environment.

]]> By: Robert Moskowitz http://yworking.com/attitude/five-observations-on-telecommuting/comment-page-1/#comment-167 Robert Moskowitz Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:26:08 +0000 http://yworking.com/?p=224#comment-167 Telecommuting is not rocket science. If you want to be good at it, you almost certainly can be. The hardest part is simply getting started. In most cases, once you get used to telecommuting, you never want to give it up. Telecommuting is not rocket science. If you want to be good at it, you almost certainly can be. The hardest part is simply getting started. In most cases, once you get used to telecommuting, you never want to give it up.

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