Birds of a Feather session from the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing on advancing the work from home option. Slides include links to studies on remote work.

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Advancing the Work
from Home Option
Lauren Schaefer
October 9, 2014
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2. My Story
http://rayofpinksunshine.blogspot.com/search/label/Working from Home
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3. Goals
 Build a work from home community
 Share tips and techniques for being
successful work from home employees
 Develop a plan of action for making
working from home a standard option for
new employees
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4. What's Your Story?
 Break into groups of 3 to 5
 Introduce yourself
 Share why you work from home or
why you chose to attend this session
 Select a note taker
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5. Group Discussion
 What are the keys to success when working
from home?
- Consider advertising your work, staying energized,
fighting loneliness, advancing your career, etc.
 How can we make working from home a
standard option for new employees so that
women who are unable to relocate can take
advantage of new job opportunities?
- Begin by identifying problems, concerns, or
obstacles if you don't have solutions
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6. Stats in Favor of WFH
• http://web.stanford.edu/~nbloom/WFH.pdf
• “Home working led to a 13% performance increase”
• http://www.hermanmiller.com/research/research-summaries/the-evolving-nature-of-working-at-• Summary of multiple studies
• Improves productivity, recruiting, employee morale, cost savings
• http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19025257
• “Professional isolation…reduces turnover intentions”
• http://www.telecommutingadvantage.com/pdfs/news_and_research/TAG_Journal%20of%20Managerial%• “Home-based and main office workers reported similar levels of WLB [work life
balance] support…reported similar levels of job satisfaction”
• http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2009/prod_062609.html
• “Telecommuting significantly increases employee productivity, work-life flexibility
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and job satisfaction”

7. Stats Not in Favor of WFH
• http://www.hermanmiller.com/research/research-summaries/the-evolving-nature-of-working-at-• Summary of multiple studies
• Fear of stalling career, isolation, distractions, #blurredlines between work &
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home life
• “Employees must be empowered and trusted to do their jobs. If the culture
doesn’t allow that, a telecommuting program will likely fail.”
• http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19025257
• “Professional isolation negatively impacts job performance.”
• http://hum.sagepub.com/content/64/11/1451.abstract
• “In comparison to subordinates with managers in a traditional work mode, work
experiences and outcomes are generally less positive for subordinates with
teleworking managers who spend a portion of the week away from the office,
and they are lower as well for subordinates with virtual managers who are away
from the office full time.”

8. Studies with WFH Suggestions
• http://www.hermanmiller.com/research/research-summaries/the-evolving-nature-of-working-
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at-home.html
• How companies can overcome the challenges of WFH: “Enrich the employee
experience…designate times to connect…develop criteria and provide choices…
offer the right tools”
• http://www.telecommutingadvantage.com/pdfs/news_and_research/TAG_Journal
%20of%20Managerial%20Psych%20Whitepaper.pdf
• “Organizations must take action to improve the workplace inclusion of employees
who work away from the main office…regular meetings, meet face-to-face, job
location rotations.”
• http://www.forbes.com/sites/jacquelynsmith/2013/08/12/how-to-succeed-at-working-from-
home-2/
• 22 steps for successfully working from home
• http://www.govexec.com/pdfs/viack_teleworking_mgnt_60.pdf
• Guide to implementing remote work at your office

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