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September 15-16, 2005
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- The Remote Possibilities for Workplace Access
- Remote Possibilities for Workplace Access
- It's not your parents' workplace
- It's not your parents' workplace
- The "New Organization" is Here
- Telework: Just One Element of Best Employer Traits
- Teleworker Variations Define Frequency, Set-Up and Support
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The History and Evolution of Telework Practices
- The History and Evolution of Telework Practices
- Telework Realities Today
- Telework is also…
- By the year 2010
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Telework is also…
- A good 'Plan B' when there are unexpected commuting obstacles
- A great alternative during construction season
The Remote Possibilities for Workplace Access
Workplace Accommodations: State of the Science Conference
Sept. 15-16, 2005
Atlanta, GA
by Michael Dziak, President
InteleWorks, Inc,Peachtree City, GA
www.inteleworks.com
michaeldziak@mindspring.com 770-632-9996
Remote Possibilities for Workplace Access
Remote Technology has Redefined Workplace Access
The Primary Obstacles Involve Misinformation
Tips for Turning Telework Skepticism into Passionate Telework Support
Recommendations for Future Development
It’s not your parents’ workplace
Since the 80’s we’ve seen
Fax, VCRs, voicemail, pagers, teleconference, speakerphones, CATV
Cell phones, the PC, lasers, the UPC
The Internet, e-mail, Web pages, scanners, digital photography
On-line transactions, e-commerce, CBT
Computer viruses, computer fraud, new ways of doing common things
A whole new workplace model
It’s not your parents’ workplace
In just 10 years, we’ve seen radical changes in how we...
Learn
Access information
Communicate
Design and manufacture products
Compete in business
Advance in our careers
How and where we work!
The “New Organization” is Here
Digital Information = Mobile information
Organizations becoming ‘Net-Centric’
Small businesses = Strong sub-economy
Anywhere/anytime work: The global village
New goal: The best employer recognition
Telework: Just One Element of Best Employer Traits
Best 100 Employer Criteria: Working Woman Magazine
Increasing number of women in the workforce
Increasing accommodations for child care
Leave for new parents
Emphasis on work/life balance
Propensity to advance women
Workplace flexibility
Teleworker Variations Define Frequency, Set-Up and Support
- Full-time (Sales, CSR Home Agent, Field Support: Primary office
in home)
- Frequent (Mobile professional: Shared office)
- Occasional (Typical: Dual offices)
- Day Extender (Evenings and weekends: Dual offices)
- Closet Teleworker (Without specific permission)
The History and Evolution of Telework Practices
Graphic: 3 kings / magi riding camels
The History and Evolution of Telework Practices
Transportation thesis by Jack Nilles ‘Telecommuting’ coined
in 1974
‘Telework’ began in Europe in the 80’s
Early adopters, best practices in the 90’s
Rapid growth & critical mass in the 00’s
Telework Realities Today
- Telework is reaching ubiquity
- Telework is universally misunderstood
- The first step to a program is usually PANIC
- Must be supported at the executive level
- Shortcuts are tempting…and costly
- Effective telework makes good employees, good managers & good
organizations better
- When done well, ‘telework’ disappears
Telework is also…
Being practiced by 1/5 of today’s workforce
A workplace strategy that produces a profit
A low cost way to increase road capacity
A solution looking for a place to happen
Fraught with enemies
Highly rewarding yet potentially volatile
A playing field-leveler for the disabled
By the year 2010
By the year 2010, more than half of American wage earners will spend more
than two days a week working outside the office.
Source: Sulzer Infrastructure Services, London
Telework is also…
A good ‘Plan B’ when there are unexpected commuting obstacles
Graphic: Pick-up truck nose dived into a sinkhole.
A great alternative during construction season
Graphic: Road Closed sign
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