Greening the Gov: Is teleworking worth the effort?

re: Greening the Gov: Is teleworking worth the effort?

aullman — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 22:56:00 GMT

More people would telecommute if they were given different telecommuting options. Besides home telecommuting, workers could benefit by working from a remote office near their home.

Remote Office Centers lease individual offices, internet and phone systems to workers from different companies in shared centers located around the city and suburbs. ROCs offer the advantage of better infrastructure, social contact and improved structure for workers. It is easier to start work and stay focused when you have a place to "go to work".

ROCs are fairly new but can be found in many cities by searching the internet for "Remote Office Centers" or by going to a free web site that lists facilities:

www.remoteofficecenters.com

re: Greening the Gov: Is teleworking worth the effort?

Telework — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 06:30:40 GMT

The study's revelations are awesome and definitely pro telecommuting. Future is for Telecommuting, undoubtedly.

re: Greening the Gov: Is teleworking worth the effort?

Gurjit Gill — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:22:04 GMT

Hi,

As part of my MBA Management Project, I am conducting a survey on Remote Working, or Teleworking, which is an arrangement where staff of a firm work from a location away from the office (e.g. the home), at any time, for any period of time, using various tools and technologies to do so.

If you do work remotely, at any time, for any period of time, e.g. while travelling, or from home, or another office, you are a prime candidate for this survey.

Through the survey, I aim to discover your stand on:

- The benefits and challenges of Remote Working

- The appeal and impact of Remote Working

- The impact of technology on Remote Working, or the way people work remotely

- The change in technology, allowing people to do things that were thought impossible a short time ago

- The support requirements and technical concerns of Remote Working

This survey will be kept confidential and you will not be asked for your name or company name.

Your participation is tremendously important to me, as it will form part of my dissertation and go a long way in making my case on the Remote Working initiative in companies today. There are no right or wrong answers and I appreciate your honest answers.

If you wish to contact me with any questions, opinions or comments, you may do so.

This survey will take approximately 20-30 minutes.

Please click on the following link to get started on the survey:

I would also greatly appreciate it if you can pass this email along to any of your colleagues, peers or friends you have who also work remotely. I would need as many responses as possible.

Thank you very much for taking the time.

Regards,

Gurjit Gill

MBA student, Nottingham University

gurjit.gill@gmail.com

re: Greening the Gov: Is teleworking worth the effort?

Sheryle Moon — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 04:08:42 GMT

Thanks for your thoughts, Andrew. Teleworking is most definitely worth the effort! Remember that song: "My baby takes the morning train. He works from 9 to 5 and then he takes the train back home again…” Thank goodness work isn’t like that anymore! Work is not a place. It’s not time bound. It is all about mobility and connectedness, anywhere on the globe. I’m a big advocate of teleworking as a new business model for sustainability and economic productivitiy. The use of flexible working arrangements and telecommuting provide opportunities for increasing participation of women in the workforce, governments growing productivity and communities reducing their carbon footprint as fewer cars hit the road and large buildings burn lights and air conditioning plants. Telework Australia says that having a workforce that works at least partly at home can reduce costs of heating, air-conditioning, car parks and lighting by 17 per cent of salary costs. And telework reduces avoidable staff turnover by over 20 percent, while managers report that employees are up to 40 percent more productive.

re: Greening the Gov: Is teleworking worth the effort?

Michael Shear — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:49:26 GMT

Andrew, Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I have been working on a multi-location model to help support remote working on a greater scale. The work from home is great for those who can make it work. It is possible we could construct another model for the many that are left out of this 'privilege' I would be interested in any feedback to the information on www.pocketsnet.com. MB Shear

re: Greening the Gov: Is teleworking worth the effort?

Tom — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:10:12 GMT

Good piece! You and your readers might find the telecommuting savings calculator at http://undress4success.com/research/ useful. Interesting discussion on your topic going on over at http://tinyurl.com/5clr5u