Working Virtually: Transforming the Mobile Workplace, 2nd edition is Now Released!
Working Virtually is a permanent part of the workplace today. Transactional work - provided by freelancers, contract employees or consultants [...]
Working Virtually is a permanent part of the workplace today. Transactional work - provided by freelancers, contract employees or consultants [...]
Recently IBM pulled the plug on telecommuting. R.I.P., early adopter, because team synergy wasn't happening. In the 1990’s, IBM led [...]
There is a fine line between research being a helpful, proactive step in the process and being pure procrastination. It’s easy to tell ourselves that we’re just being smart and intellectually curious instead of taking steps to solve the problem we've been reading research about for the past decade. It’s easy to see why this happens, too. When you decide to apply research into actual action it becomes real; you can’t keep it tucked safely away.
Work is built on integrated networks, technology platforms that structure the way we work, connect, and communicate. It is no [...]
Guest Contributor Amy Connell has worked in a highly visible marketing capacity for three Fortune 500 companies, as well as [...]
What makes a Manager great? As is often the case, we can look to Google for some of the answers. A couple of years ago their People Analytics team studied what makes a great manager. But before they did that, they actually tried to prove that managers don't really matter. This exercise quickly revealed that managers did matter.
“Best Fit” workplaces consider virtual and co-located work environments as viable places to get the job done. “Best Fit” workplaces find and build talented teams that align with the organization’s desired culture and goals. They’re SMART about how they design the organizational structure so that it “fits” the way work gets done and the way knowledge is stored.
Wishing all of you a very SMART New Year. Take time to set a some positive goals for yourself and your organization. Our Manager Kickstart Class is just one way to get started. COMING END OF JAN.
5 proactive ways to clear confusion in the virtual workplace.
Donkeys and Badgers and Sheep.. OH MY!! Take a step away from the election results and check out our new, interactive quiz entitled What Kind of Animal is Your Manager!!