Coworking spaces are a phenomenal resource for teleworkers and freelancers, providing the flexibility of the coffee shop with the resources, infrastructure, networking opportunities and personal interaction of a more traditional office environment. And as the number of mobile workers worldwide …
With employees increasingly working with a wide range of devices such as laptops, tablets and mobile phones, David Sturges, Chief Commercial Officer at hosted desktop company, WorkPlaceLive, looks at how businesses can safeguard their company data. News this month that …
With a simple connection to ‘the Cloud’, we can find a place to work from our smartphones, hold a virtual meeting with our webcams, manage our teams from afar… But when it comes to signing contracts, the Cloud suddenly bursts …
If you’re anything like me, “meeting from anywhere” means dialing an phone number into a conference bridge, toggling awkwardly on your smartphone for the 10-digit passcode and hitting the mute button so the other attendees don’t hear the airport background …
Sound is massively important to the mobile and flexible working experience. Too much of it, and it’s distracting; too little of it, and it’s hard to be creative. There are a couple of things you can do to better control …
Over in America, Telework Week has just passed – and over 100,000 people pledged to telecommute for at least part of their working week. Last year, 71% of participating organisations and 75% of participating telecommuters saw an increase in productivity, …
Mayer’s decision to end telecommuting at Yahoo! Has been met with near universal jeers, and for good reason. The short answer to the question does anyone agree with Marissa Mayer’s recently reported decision to ban telecommuting at Yahoo! is: only …
The tablet computer is revolutionising the way we work. But is it ready to replace your laptop as a primary work device? That’s what I set about to find out – with high stakes – by ditching my laptop completely …
Mentoring is great for office-based employees, but it is especially powerful for mobile team members, argues one HR expert. Think of mentoring and you’ll probably picture some silver-haired senior staffer talking through the challenges of climbing the career ladder with …
