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Telework Tipping Point

Josh Sawislak | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Telework, Technology, Management, Telework Week, Telework Exchange, Telework Week 2012, Tipping Point, Telecommuting, DC News
Josh Sawislak

Time will tell if we have reached that tipping point, but one thing is quite evident, there is more and more proof every day that people are not content to be stuck using 20th century approaches to address 21st century problems.

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No Phones, Unlimited Vacation and They Clean Your House

Josh Sawislak | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Telework, Employee Benefits, Technology, Performance Management, Management, Telework Exchange, Business News
Josh Sawislak

If you have ever been interested in the idea of pure outcome-based management, you should watch this company. Phil Libin has instituted some very interesting and unusual policies at Evernote.

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Calling for Storms

Cindy Auten | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Mobile Devices, Earth Day, Federal Government, Mobility, Telework Exchange, Telework, Technology, Security, Federal IT, Tablets, Telecommuting, Technology News
Cindy Auten

With the increasing use of mobile devices like laptops, smartphones and tablets, an organization's infrastructure must be able to support a new workforce that doesn't work strictly from their office.

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Telework, Silver Bullets, Black Holes and a Dog Named "Cheeto"

Josh Sawislak | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Telework, Telework Week, Telework Exchange, Productivity, Performance, Collaboration, Working Remotely, Hadron Collider, Working Remotely Effective, Telework Effective, Business News
Josh Sawislak

I am not convinced that working from home every day with zero interaction with collaborators is the best solution for most people. And there is a very simple reason for why it's not ideal: we are all human.

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It's About What You Do, Not Where You Do It

Josh Sawislak | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Telework, Work, Management, Telework Week, Telework Exchange, Productivity, Business News
Josh Sawislak

This week, as part of the annual Telework Week event, more than 64,900 people have pledged to work from somewhere other than their office. I could tal...

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"Car-cation": Take a Vacation From Your Car

Cindy Auten | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Traffic, Gas Prices, Telework Week, Telework Exchange, Telework, Commute, Work-Life Balance, Stress Reduction, Business News
Cindy Auten

Take your commute out of the mix and you have more time to balance your work and family. It's time to focus on what matters, and eliminate what really doesn't.

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Show Me the (Telework) Money

Josh Sawislak | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Return on Investment, Telework, Savings, Telework Week, Telework Exchange, Technology News
Josh Sawislak

I had a very interesting conversation the other day with some folks from both government and industry about the return on investment (ROI) of telework...

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Oval Office Outs Overspending

Stephen W.T. O'Keeffe | Posted 01.29.2012

Read More: Government, Real Estate Savings, Telework, Savings, Telework Exchange, DC News
Stephen W.T. O'Keeffe

Whether donkey or elephant, it's difficult to argue with these common-sense changes. That said, a couple of questions: Why do we need an Executive Order to make these common-sense changes?

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Alan Greenspan Thinks I'm on to Something

Josh Sawislak | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Telework, Management, Telework Exchange, Knowledge Workers, Management Styles, Management Types, Management by Attendance, Work Styles, Telecommunications, Telecommuting, DC News
Josh Sawislak

A while back I had the pleasure of hearing Alan Greenspan talk about innovation. When he agreed to take some questions, I figured I had a shot at some objective thoughts on some of my nature of work theories.

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Impatiently Waiting

Cindy Auten | Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: Telework, National Work and Family Month, Telework Exchange, Business News
Cindy Auten

The latest Federal data on telework came out this week in the form of the 2011 Office of Personnel Management Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey. Among many points, it highlights telework progress from the employees' point of view.

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Back to School (And Work)

Josh Sawislak | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Traffic, Telework, Weather, Telework Exchange, Back to School, Dc Traffic, Transportation Planning, Sean Connaughton, DC News
Josh Sawislak

In the D.C. area, we have the triple whammy. Back to school traffic, construction on several of our major roadways and the fact that any rain causes half of the region's drivers to lose all ability to effectively operate a motor vehicle.

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Where Will You Be When the Lights Go Out?

Josh Sawislak | Posted 10.04.2011

Read More: Gao Report, Telework, Telework Exchange, Continuity of Operations, Business News
Josh Sawislak

There's an old joke about a lost tourist asking for directions in Boston and being told, "You can't get there from here." Like any good saying, this o...

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Are We Farmers, Factory Workers or Ideas People?

Josh Sawislak | Posted 09.12.2011

Read More: Telework, Telework Exchange, Telework Enhancement Act of 2010, Knowledge Workers, Telework Enhancement Act, Telework Enhancement Act 2010, Business, Business News
Josh Sawislak

The telework discussion has become a surrogate for a broader conversation on the very nature of work. How we manage knowledge workers is (or should be) very different from how we have done so over the past 200-plus years.

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It's Tuesday; It Must be Denver

Josh Sawislak | Posted 08.01.2011

Read More: Telework, Gsa, Telework Exchange, Technology News
Josh Sawislak

Welcome back to the inside of my head. If this is your first visit, get ready for a bumpy ride because we are going to do a little traveling this week...

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Where Do We Go (To Work) From Here?

Josh Sawislak | Posted 07.10.2011

Read More: Telework, Spring Town Hall Meeting, Telework Exchange, Telecommunications, Social Media, Technology News
Josh Sawislak

Have you ever stared at a blank page, with no idea how to start writing? It sucks, doesn't it? I know I am not the first writer to experience this, be...

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Show Me the Savings

Josh Sawislak | Posted 06.20.2011

Read More: Telework, Spring Town Hall Meeting, Legislation, Telework Exchange, Internet, Government Shutdown, Technology News
Josh Sawislak

One of the most interesting things I heard over the days leading up to the threatened shut down was "...but, can I telework, even if the government is closed?"

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Butts in Chairs and Fingers on Keys

Josh Sawislak | Posted 06.08.2011

Read More: Telework, Management, Telework Exchange, Productivity, Technology News
Josh Sawislak

It has come to my attention that there are a bunch of folks out there who think that the silver bullet for managing teleworkers is the keystroke recorder.

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Running on Empty

Josh Sawislak | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oil, Gas Prices, Telework, Telework Exchange, Business News
Josh Sawislak

The U.S. consumes about a quarter of the world's oil, but we only comprise four percent of the world's population. We are addicted to oil, and we are paying a huge financial and political price because of it.

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The Perfect is the Enemy of the Good

Josh Sawislak | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: National Telework Week, Trust, Mchael Kroth, Telework Exchange, David Clemons, Technology, Cindy Auten, Videoconferencing, Technology News
Josh Sawislak

The expression "seeing is believing" has basis in fact, and many supervisors and coworkers are more comfortable working with remote employees when they can see them. No, it's not the same as being there, but it's pretty darn close.

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Train as You Fight

Josh Sawislak | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Incident Management, Telework Week, Telework, Coop, Telework Exchange, Work From Home, Telecommuting, Business Continuity, Technology News
Josh Sawislak

I've used this space to talk about a lot of issues related to telework, such as the personal benefits to the teleworker and the productivity increase ...

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Is 2011 the Year of Telework?

Josh Sawislak | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Office of Personnel Management, Telework, John Berry, 2011, Telework Exchange, Technology News
Josh Sawislak

Happy New Year and welcome to 2011. I believe this is going to be a banner year for a number of reasons. First, it kicks off the second decade of the ...

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