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Apr
30
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Telework
on the rise again, fueled partly by the unwillingness of employees
and executives to relocate. Family ties and a close network of
friends and business contacts dominate the decision to relocate
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Apr
30
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New
Editor for Microsoft's Online Magazine Slate to manage a 3,000-mile
telecommute from NY to Seattle
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Apr
30
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Example
of extreme tele-management sent in by Gil Gordon: "The next
time you hear a manager say that he/she can't figure out how to tell
that an accountant or programmer, for example, is doing the job
remotely, remind that person U.S. Army General Tommy Franks who is
running the war in Afghanistan from his headquarters in Tampa,
Florida."
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Apr
29
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The
man who worked 25 years of overtime on a bus and train. Telework
came both too late and just in time for Ken Cowie (note, link works
intermittently)
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Apr
29
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Beating
Gridlock -- University of Maryland's National Center for Smart
Growth says telework can reduce congestion in the short term that
can be implemented relatively quickly and for relatively few dollars
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Apr
26
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12
ways to screw up a Flexible Working programme. Expaining the
pitfalls can help design better programs
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Apr
26
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Companies
advised to mitigate telemanager mistakes with telework management
training
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Apr
24
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How
to manage telecommuters
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Apr
23
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As
part of the federal eCommute program, 35 Verizon employees doing
their part to help reduce congestion and pollution in Philadelphia
& Wash. DC metropolitan areas
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Apr
23
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E-mployment
Law. Is telecommuting a reasonable accommodation under the the
Americans with Disabilities Act?
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Apr
22
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Wake
up, phone in, work away! Fear of tragedy, emphasis on family are
turning workers toward options of telecommuting
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Apr
22
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More
workers are having 'out of office' experiences ... with
telecommuting
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Apr
22
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Teleworking
- Staying sane by the Seine. Have laptop, will travel...
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Apr
19
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The
Northern Virginia Technology Council To Hold Earth Day Celebration
with eCommute At George Mason University, April 22
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Apr
18
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Arizona's
Department of Administration and the Ohio Auditor's Office use
Novell to help teleworkers and remote users to seamlessly access
information anytime, anywhere while increasing employee satisfaction
and preserving the environment
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Apr
18
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Online
crab business, 12 miles from the mainland in the middle of the
Chesapeake Bay, might be the ultimate in telecommuting
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Apr
16
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Microsoft
teleworkers to get BT broadband -- some 1,500 of the software
company's home workers will be able to hook into a virtual private
network
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Apr
15
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Another
sad day! Almost a month after my dear friend and CTA vice president Bernard Brodie passed away, Bob DeLorenzi, my colleague
the board of on
ITAC's board of directors, passed away last Saturday. Bob was also
CEO of Patriot Computer Group, and served as the chief technology
consultant to the Bush-Cheney Presidential transition team
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Apr
12
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Telecommuting
and the benefits of broadband
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Apr
12
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Australian
Bureau of Statistics study reveals that nearly 10% of News South
Wales are teleworkers: Washington Post
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Apr
12
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Anthrax
Disruption Reveals Telecommuting Pros, Cons
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Apr
11
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The
Telework Collaborative joins the expertise and resources of five
western states to deliver some of the most respected telework
program implementation materials in the field
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Apr
10
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Washington
Post: Federal telecommuting efforts not keeping pace with
technological advances -- Telecommuting policies still being
defined, and plans to allow substantial numbers of federal employees
to work from home a day or two a week remain in the formative stages
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Apr
9
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The
demise of 9 to 5. Over 50% of all managerial and professional
employees working extra hours say they are doing so to deal with
excessive workloads
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Apr
9
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Telecommuting
offers productivity gains and eases workplace pressures.(see mid
story section about Eli Lilly and Co)
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Apr
9
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Do
parents get all the perks? -- Several years ago, HR execs at Baptist
Health South Florida in Miami decided to launch a telework program.
Among their concerns was how childless employees would perceive the
company's treatment of work-at-home parents
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Apr
9
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The
21st Century Teleworker -- IP solutions let you extend your PBX or
ACD to home-workers, at-home agents, or road warriors
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Apr
7
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Firewall
program aims to protect remote offices
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Apr
5
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Let
the telework games begin! During the Olympic Games, telecommuters at
IKANO Communications competed against in-office workers. The outcome
has permanently changed the way the company conducts business
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Apr
4
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From
PC World (PC World's servers finicky today. If the link won't work
for you, try later): Businesses
of all sizes accept telecommuting, but tech support faces a
challenge, say researchers at Cahners In-Stat. In 2001, 31
million people (25% of the US workforce) telecommuted at least part
of their work week. This number is expected to swell to 40 million
by 2004
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Apr
3
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Telecommuting
requires firms connect with policies -- Any business which allows
telecommuting should have a written policy to minimize liability,
protects its own interests and allows it to reap the benefits
telecommuting offers
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Apr
2
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Harvard
Business Review cartoon depicts telecommuting
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Apr
1
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The
tribulation: No consolation in isolation -- teleworker misses 'the
buzz' of office life while working from home
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Apr
1
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Naples
daily news addresses the benefits and drawbacks of telecommuting
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Apr
1
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Check
out Legato Consulting's new website which is loaded with all types
of useful information. Lilly Platt, you've done a wonderful job!
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