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How Telecommuting Beats the Recession

Productivity Bits

This form of working from home and using computers and the Internet has been coined telecommuting. Telecommuting Trends. The fastest growing telecommuting roles at the moment are in the fields of freelance data entry, accountancy, business consulting and customer services. Please grab my free productivity ebook!

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Frugal Ways to Improve Remote Team’s Productivity

Productivity Bits

With each year, the number of telecommuting workers rises drastically. A team that is hours behind geographically will always be playing catch up. Please grab my free productivity ebook! Now, there are times when distance between teams is something that can’t be avoided. However, there would be alternating “shifts”.

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5 Rules For An Efficient Home Office

Productivity Bits

Creative companies are also finding ways for their employees to telecommute. Central to a successful work-at-home strategy is getting your home office set up properly. Rule #2: Lighten up. Please grab my free productivity ebook! Following these five rules will get you off to a fast, and productive, start.

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Commuting Comfort: Tech Toys to Enjoy the Ride

Productivity Bits

There is no way of avoiding commuting, until we all telecommute, so why not make it a bit more enjoyable. There is even a button that simply says “Back off”; of course some drivers might speed up for a closer look. Please grab my free productivity ebook! There is no doubt that commuting to work has its struggles. Mavia Autobot.

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Increase Productivity

Ian's Messy Desk

Take productivity courses online and read up. Related articles by Zemanta How to get staff to develop a learning plan (deangroom.wordpress.com) 5 Tips to Boost Productivity in a Small or Home Business (brighthub.com) Telecommuting and Productivity (brighthub.com) Get Some Help! Attend brown-bag lunches, trade shows and conferences.

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Top Ten Small Business Trends for 2012

Small Business Labs

  Telecommuters, home-based business people, road warriors and independent workers are increasingly using these tools and resources to “work alone together”.  This growing ability to network, collaborate and socialize is making independent work more attractive, and 2012 will see the trend towards independent work continue to grow. 

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8 Work-Life Balance Myths

Ian's Messy Desk

Some managers may have concerns about giving up control over their workforce by implementing supportive policies and practices, however they actually gain more control over outputs and results by giving control of time management to employees. Management will lose control.

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