Telecommuting Review: the Gordon Report articles from May 1999

Telecommuting Review: the Gordon Report archives from May 1999

Does "HR" Stand for "Hardly Relevant"? Thoughts on Making HR the Telecommuting Program Owner.(the role of human resources in telecommuting)(Industry Trend or Event)(Column)
May 1, 1999... SUMMARY: This anonymous commentary by the program manager of a well-publicized and highly-respected telecommuting program shows what can happen when the HR department oversees the program. HR groups have mode great sides in many...

Remote Workers Who Are Highly Dedicated--In Many Ways.(the Electronic Scriptorium and the Monastery of Christ in the Desert)(Company Business and Marketing)
May 1, 1999... SUMMARY: A fascinating example of the old meeting the new can be found in two organizations that use today's technology to provide employment and income for members of monastic orders. One is a Virginia-based company that farms out work to...

Finding Good People and Keeping Them.(Amazon.com CEO Jim Bezos on the importance of hiring the best and brightest)(Company Operations)
May 1, 1999... SUMMARY: Telecommuting is a great way to help with the recruitment and retention of good staff--but it is certainly not the only way. It won't make up for fundamental problems in the work environment, nor will it overcome a bad hiring...

"All IT Workers Want to Telecommute!"--Well, Not Exactly.(Computerworld's 1999 Job Satisfaction Survey results and telecommuting)(Industry Trend or Event)
May 1, 1999... SUMMARY: The results of the annual Computer. world Job Satisfaction Survey contain some surprises about the relative value of various workplace features in job satisfaction. Telecommuting is certainly popular, but not across all age groups....

A Slight Detour at the "Traffic Light" for Managing Telecommuting.(Michael Weidinger describes a model for managing flexible work schedules)(Industry Trend or Event)
May 1, 1999... SUMMARY: A model developed by a German consulting firm to help manage employee "time accounts" uses the metaphor of a standard three-color traffic light to indicate when flexible scheduling has perhaps become too flexible. This model is...

Telephone Service Calls Invalids--And Telecommuters?--Twice Daily.(the TelAssure service for the elderly could be applied to managing telecommuters)(Company Business and Marketing)
May 1, 1999... SUMMARY: A service designed to help with the care of invalids or elders who live alone might--with some major modifications--have some use for managers of telecommuters. As it is designed it could be the worst example of micro-managing, but...

Web watching.(Editorial)
May 1, 1999... Here's a comment I received recently from a visitor to my Web site; it is gratifying to read comments like this because they show that my goal for this site is being accomplished: "I sincerely appreciate the opportunity your site has...

US Hotels Become More Mobile Work-Friendly, According to Survey.(the American Hotel & Motel Association's 1998 Lodging Survey)(Industry Trend or Event)
May 1, 1999... SUMMARY: For better or worse, it's getting easier to get your office work done while you're "relaxing" in your hotel room. More rooms are equipped with desks, fax machines, highspeed phone lines, and other office amenities. Fortunately, the...

Book Review: Making Far-Flung Teams Work.(Managing Virtual Teams)(Review)
May 1, 1999... SUMMARY: More teams are doing more work together without physically being together--and there are new skills needed to form, manage, and motivate these teams. That's the premise of the new book Mastering Virtual Teams. The first...