I had a post earlier this month about allowing your employees to work from home. An article in PC World highlights Cisco doing just that. Take head, small business.
Fully realizing the instinct to be over the shoulder, it’s still unproductive and wasteful. If you read the article (and I encourage you to do just that) you’ll know the financial implications but beyond that, mental health is priceless.
No one completely shakes the long-haired, wrinkled-shirt-wearing adolescent inside them. When someone is constantly checking in on you, or your concentration is broken needlessly, frustration likely festers.
If your employees are working billable hours, still pulling in the same numbers and not within earshot of the water cooler, are you more or less likely to call an impromptu and pointless meeting? Exactly. (More time for what matters, less discussing the finer points therein.)
Obviously, the choice is yours. Your company is run how you desire. Weigh the costs, benefits and obstacles against your own sense. There are more tools than ever to make your business mobile and adaptive if you’re into that.
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