Make a conscious effort to weave recognition and positive feedback into your regular emails
with teleworkers.
According to Global Workplace Analytics,
teleworkers at American Express are 43 percent more productive than their in - office counterparts.
The U.S. General Services Administration now has two satellite offices for federal
teleworkers in Fredericksburg, Va., with a total of 8,000 square feet, including 50 workstations and several meeting rooms.
«Study after study has shown that overwork is one the biggest problems
for teleworkers,» wrote the company on its blog.
«By engaging with their employees, perhaps suggesting new systems and tools to measure how work is accomplished,
by teleworkers or not, Yahoo executives would have shown a much friendlier face while trying to get things done,» he wrote.
Aetna's
teleworkers drive 65 million fewer miles per year, saving over two million gallons of gas, and reducing carbon dioxide emissions by over 23,000 metric tons annually.
I worked with a couple
of teleworkers, and if the numbers rang out, or they didn't return calls, we would do a letterbox drop and warn them that they were losing sales leads.
Whatever the difficulties employers face in managing
regular teleworkers these can be compounded if workers swap the office for home on an irregular basis.
And
casual teleworkers without a clear routine which delineates work from home life are possibly those most prone to the perils of workaholism.
The good news is that the
average teleworker can control these factors, since he works under his own roof.
In fact,
many teleworkers I know work from a partitioned corner of their kitchen or living room.
Teleworkers often use the same tools as virtual assistants to stay in touch with their supervisors.
The firm also notes that
teleworkers at JD Edwards are 20 - 25 percent more productive, whereas Best Buy's telecommuters are 35 - 40 percent more productive.
Unfortunately you won't always know for sure what
your teleworker is up to when you can't physically see the person.
So, what should
a teleworker do with all that extra cash in their pocket?
«Because
the teleworker is beyond the range of the employer's physical supervision, the necessary supervision of the execution of the work will take place via the on - line telecommunication connection with the worker's terminal.
According Brad Reed in Network World and IT Canada, there are roughly 16.2 million self - employed
teleworkers and 12.4 million teleworkers employed by an outside party in the USA.
Still, it's important to remember that
some teleworkers (in one survey, 10 % of respondents) experienced more or the same amount of stress while working from home.
Too much stress is something that should be avoided, whether you're
a teleworker or not.
By understanding your pet's behavior and what it means for you as
a teleworker, you'll be better equipped to make decisions that would benefit your pets without getting in the way of your work.
Not
all teleworkers are lucky enough to have a large house.
However, studies show that
teleworkers are often more productive than in - office employees.
Where some CEO's feared
teleworkers would goof off, that teleworker is more likely to work extra hours than an office employee, Finegold says.
But corporate number crunchers seem to like the fact that
teleworkers — even those who stay at home for just part of the week — cut down on expenses.
They still need conference rooms, because
their teleworkers come in to meet with their managers, but they don't need as many offices,» says Lucas, who successfully renegotiated the lease.