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Book Review: The Fifth Age of Work

Small Business Labs

Skype, Google Hangout), as well as the decentralization and de-localization of work characterized by distributed teams, remote work, flex work and telecommuting, contract and project-based work, and the rapid growth of the coworking movement.  Evernote, Dropbox), and communication channels (e.g., And it's only $7.99

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Frugal Ways to Improve Remote Team’s Productivity

Productivity Bits

With each year, the number of telecommuting workers rises drastically. Last but not least, make it a habit to have everyone keep you updated on the work they’ve done which they can easily do by using tools such as Google Docs. A message from the Productivity Bits Blog Team. Thank You! ~

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Got the Flu? Work from Home!

Professional Assistant Blog

If youre feeling well enough to be able to work from home (telecommuting), an alternative would be to ask your IT department to set you up with VPN (virtual private network) access. If youre stuck in a situation where you dont feel well enough to go into the office, but werent supplied with a laptop , there is another solution.

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Working From Home Basics

The Small Business Blog

Other Great Business Blogs Social Media for Business WinWeb Pitch of the Week – Martin Everard Benefits Of Building A Home Business Is There More Financial Hardship To Come? One I would add would be to blog as we. Leave a Reply I would love to hear from you, please let me know what your take on my blog post is. Do you think.

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A Look at the Most Underrated Ways to Be More Productive

Productivityist

This might seem like a no-brainer, but if your job requires you to be online constantly, the lure of cat videos, checking Facebook or reading the recent posts on your favorite blog are all a drain on your time. My saving grace has been LeechBlock for Firefox (Google and Safari offer similar browser add-ons). Have the right tools.

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A Look at the Most Underrated Ways to Be More Productive

Productivityist

This might seem like a no-brainer, but if your job requires you to be online constantly, the lure of cat videos, checking Facebook or reading the recent posts on your favorite blog are all a drain on your time. My saving grace has been LeechBlock for Firefox (Google and Safari offer similar browser add-ons). Have the right tools.

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2 Big Myths About Work You Need to Ditch

On The Job

November 2, 2009 2:23 PM Post a Comment << Home Previous Posts 4 ways to keep your confidence during a job hunt Could telecommuting be a career mistake? Now that doesn't mean you cannot be yourself, but don't be yourself like you are Friday night at the clubs! Just some friendly advice from The Resume Chick. Thanks, Karen.

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