TeleworkingSuccessful

for Employees

Did you know?

More than 197,000 employees (23% of the entire Central Texas region workforce) work within Austin’s Central Corridor

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Did you know?

Austin ranks 4th on the list of most congested metropolitan areas in the US (Source 2012-2013 INRIX Traffic Scorecard Annual Report)

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Did you know?

6.4% of Austinites telecommute.

Austin has the 3rd largest population of telecommuters in the U.S.

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Did you know?

• Regular telecommuting has increased by more than 73 percent in the United States since 2005.

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Did you know?

In a recent study by Stanford, telecommuting employees were 22 percent more productive than others. Why?

– Speedier work – Fewer breaks– Fewer distractions, – Less stress, and – Reduced sick days

Millennials

Did you know?

Within the next 10 years, Generation Y will be almost ½ the workforce.

Millennial employees today were 50% more likely to leave their jobs because they do not believe it is a “sound place to work.”

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Do you know why most organizations adopt telework?

OVER-INVESTMENT IN REAL ESTATE

Most offices have a space utilization of 30-45% (Source: BOMA)

The average office worker costs a company $5K - $20K EACH YEAR to office them.Resources are getting more expensive (energy, water, materials)

What is telework?

Who Wins?

The Employee.

Focused?

VS

Who Else Wins?

The Company.

AT&T

Intel

IBM

Cisco

Oracle Nortel

Devon EnergyMicrosoft

MotorolaHewlett-PackardQualcomm

Nike

Sun Microsystems

Who teleworks?

The Federal Gov’t

Higher morale.

Moreproductivity.

Better customer service.

Employee Recruitment & Retention

would choose telework

Source: Canadian Telework Association 2008

33% would quit for another job

43% over a salary raise

that allows telework

DISASTER MANAGEMENT

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So… Lots of Winners

There is one more…

But wait!

The planet.

Making It WorkSuccess Strategies

for TeleWork

Is it a good fit?

SET CLEAR EXPECTATIONS

ESTABLISH CLEAR

PROCEDURES

Clear and measurable goals

GET FEEDBACK

perception

isn’t fact

but it is reality

How to Avoid and ResolveTelework Challenges

Identify Potential Problems in Advance

When working with:

Potential problems could be:I could avoid or overcome those problems by:

My Supervisor

My Teammates

Other Co-workers

Internal Customers

External Customers

Performance issues?

Expect a period of adjustment

Open, honest discussion

Get support

Revise if needed

What if I feel like I am meeting expectations but my manager does not agree?

Will telework jeopardize my chances for

advancement as an employee?

Separating Work From Home

A quick note about hotelling…

IF YOU ARE REQUIRING TELEWORKERS TO MOVE INTO HOTELINGARRANGEMENTS, PLEASE ADD CONTENT HERE.

the hotelingcommunity

HOME SWEET HOME?

What is provided in your hotel space?

• Insert here equipment provided.

Let’s get started.

Telework ProgramThe

Joining

INSERTTHE STEPSHERE TO JOINYOURPROGRAM

In the Telework, Technology Rules!

• VPN• Outlook• Instant Message• Phone Forwarding

• Intranet• VOIP• Conference Lines• Virtual Meetings

Click HERE [insert your link] to learn more about IT tools for telework.

Q&A

UTOPIA

Join the [ORG] Telework Program. Contact XXX@XXX.COM

• This presentation was created by Kate Krueger and Elizabeth Frisch from The Thrival Company. If you use this presentation in your own company, we request for copyright reasons that you acknowledge the content was developed by our organization as follows:

“Content of this presentation was adapted from sample training materials provided by: The Thrival Company. www.thrivalcompany.com, t. @mobilityworker”

Elizabeth Frisch, CXO

elizabeth@thrivalcompany.com

, m. 512.656.7518, o.

512.481.2123

Kate Krueger, Client Relations

Managerkate@thrivalcompany.com

m. 745.3321, o. 512.481.2123