Allwork

MARCH 10, 2024

Effective learning and mentoring require physical proximity; remote work can limit these, especially for junior employees, leading to reduced feedback and learning opportunities which impacts organizational competitiveness. To learn “how we do things around here” needs in-person proximity.

Mentoring 299

Mentoring Collaborate 2023 2021 299

All Things Admin

APRIL 5, 2022

Assemble a package of bright and cheerful office supplies that can help them do their jobs more effectively at home. Shop online and ship directly to their home office! It may include file folders, spiral notebooks, pens, and sticky notes. Handwritten letter or e-card.

Administrative Professionals 98

Administrative Professionals Mentoring Training Stress 98

All Things Admin

OCTOBER 26, 2023

People set up home offices and found ways to avoid interruptions. When the world reopened, not everyone decided to go back to the office. In those early days, it wasn’t uncommon to see cluttered backgrounds, spouses trying to sneak through the frame, children interrupting with pleas for snacks, or pets making cameos.

Etiquette 52

Etiquette Mentoring Administrative Professionals 2023 52

Allwork

JULY 26, 2023

They can also consider remote social activities like video game sessions or virtual escape rooms. Another effective approach is pairing junior staff with different senior staff as mentors, which has been found to be very effective in expanding the network and building the weak ties of junior staff.

Policies 246

Policies Job Hunting Collaborate Management 246

BMT Office Administration

APRIL 4, 2022

Many employers have new hires work in-person with a trainer or mentor for a few weeks and gradually start working partially or fully remotely as they learn the ropes and become more independent. If employees have successfully maintained productivity while working from their home offices for the past two years, the answer may be no.

Policies 98

Policies Telecommuting Collaborate Equipment 98

Allwork

MARCH 18, 2024

Balance Collaboration and Focus While remote work provides the optimal environment for individual task focus, offices remain better suited for collaborative teamwork. Video calls will inevitably occur during office hours to connect with remote colleagues, clients and others.

Ergonomics 290

Ergonomics Collaborate Phones Environment 290

The Shrink for Entrepreneurs

MAY 31, 2018

It shows up in the game-changing conversation with a super qualified mentor who just feels like helping you out. But another side-effect of working from your home office – or even from seductively “location independent” poolside places – is that you’re unlikely to run into the people who can change everything for you. .

Mentoring 42

Mentoring Learning AT&T Home Office 42