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How to Make Working From Home Sustainable

Eco-Office Gals

Whichever group you fall into, telecommuting itself is a sustainable choice. Technology has proved that it is a reliable way to create, store and share documents and information. For instance, billing and transferring documents can now be done completely online. Due to the coronavirus, you may now be working from home.

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Telecommuting – a Sure-fire Way to Reduce Productivity and Effectiveness

Small Business CEO

I read with interest the recent, excellent article on telecommuting. It argues that telecommuting reduces a company’s costs, increases its productivity and furthers the green agenda. I should state, early on, that I don’t have any problem with occasional telecommuting. Human Resources telecommuting teleworking'

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Even More Ways to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint in the Office

Eco-Office Gals

Check out the list below: Go Paperless – Are you still printing out documents and sending correspondence through the postal service? There is software that can be used to draft documents, store files, and email correspondence electronically eliminating, or at least, reducing the need for physical paper.

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The Coming Age of Virtual Meetings

Eco-Office Gals

Virtual meeting platforms often have ways for participants to share documents and presentation material that replicate the experience of charts and projections. Further, virtual meeting platforms are often integrated within larger business software suites, allowing users to make changes to collaborate documents while in the meeting itself.

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How to Successfully Manage Remote Employees

Office Dynamics

government have found that allowing employees to telecommute, when done correctly, can increase employee productivity and satisfaction, reduce costs for the company, reduce employee turnover and allow access to a larger talent pool. In fact, between 2005 and 2012, the number of remote workers in the U.S. grew by almost 80 percent.

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How to Work from Home as an Administrative Assistant

C-Suite Assistants

However, the administrative assistant (telecommute position) has unique challenges compared to the in-person admin assistant. They make telephone calls, type and review documents, conduct research, update blogs and social media, make travel arrangements for managers, prepare presentations and assemble reports.

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Should City Governments and other Businesses look to Virtual Services to Save Money?

Tips From T. Marie

The first is to keep the worker as an employee but turn the position into a telecommuting position. Converting an in-office worker to a telecommuting employee saves money by reducing overhead costs. After all, you don’t tell your attorney how to draft your legal documents right? There are two options to consider.