Working Remotely? Technology For Staying Productive

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How to Stay Productive;
The Remote Worker

Agenda
Telecommuting and Corporate Culture
Creating a Culture
What Are Your Business Needs?
Maintaining Communication & Productivity
Mobile Workforce - By the Numbers
Additional Resources

Telecommuting & Culture
“Culture is
what people
do when
no one is
looking.”
- Herb Kelleher, Chairman
Southwest Airlines

The remote worker--- What
does that mean? Sitting on
your couch in your
pajama’s? For some it
could, but for most of us
who work remotely, whether
it be mostly from the home,
or on the road, self-
motivated remote
employees can deliver
exceptionally greater results
than those who must
commute to a workplace.

Most of us who work
remotely either a day a week,
or full time likely started our
career with our employers as
non-telecommuters. After
proving ourselves to be
valuable employees to the
organization, the benefit of
working remotely can be
given to those whose job may
not require a steady stream
of face-to-face
communication.

You may have heard in the
news recently that some
businesses have revoked
telecommuting privileges
across the entire organization.
This had nothing to do with
the quality of the product the
remote workers were
delivering, but more so with
the companies ability to
remain competitive, as well as
improving their businesses
during a time of transition.

Having an established Corporate
Culture that is conducive to employee
enablement is key to any companies
success, whether your employees
report in person or work more
independently. Companies operating
across all industries, and of all sizes
have begun to review these practices
and are deciding for themselves how
well this works for them.

Creating Culture
How To Protect
Corporate Culture
in a Telecommuting
World by
Entrepreneur
Magazine
Contributor
Lindsay Broder

Creating Culture
What kind
of culture
do you
want to
create?

What Are Your Business Needs?
Is your business a
storefront?
Do people consume
products they pick
up from your
business?
Is your office only a
place for employees
to work?

Maintaining Contact
How do you plan
to make sure
your work-from-
home policy does
not compromise
communication?

Maintaining Productivity
How often is it
really necessary
for employees to
collaborate?

Gauging Productivity
What are the
impacts to
productivity?

Gauging Productivity
How will you
measure
productivity?

By the Numbers
Federal
27%
NonProfit
23%
SMB/Ent.
21%
State Government
19%
Local Municipality
10%
By Industry
Federal
NonProfit
SMB/Ent.
State Government
Local Municipality
The amount
of growth
each of
these types
of
organization
has
experienced
in less than
one decades
time.

By the Numbers
• 2.6% Of the U.S. employee workforce (3.3
million people) consider home their primary
place of work
• 80% Growth of multiple days per week
Employee Teleworkers telecommuting
increased between 2005-2012

Employee Satisfaction
• University of Texas, Austin conducted
research that showed telecommuters worked
5-7 hours more per week on average (roughly
10%)
• 73% of telecommuters reported being happy
with their employer than traditional office
workers (64%)

The Environment
• CEA conducted a study showing that
telecommuting reduced U.S. energy use by
the equivalent of 750,000 households

Tools for Success
The
Remote
Worker
Collaboration
IM/Skype
Connectivity
VPN/ Wi-Fi
Tablets/
Ultrabook's
Space to
work
effectively

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