New Ways of Working Network

Download a free copy of our new report, “What Every Senior Executive Needs to Know about Distributed Work.”

This 12-page report condenses years of experience into a quick read and provides guidelines for designing a distributed work program for your organization.

Produced by the New Ways of Working Network in cooperation with the Telework Coalition, the guide reviews the advantages of developing a distributed workforce. These include major financial savings through a reduced office footprint, improved employee attraction and retention and the ability to continue operating during major business disruptions.

It outlines steps to implement a distributed work program with emphasis on integrating information technology, corporate policies and procedures and workspace planning and facilities. The report provides valuable lessons learned from organizations that have successfully implemented distributed work programs.

For example, the authors recommend focusing on results. Information from a recent New Ways of Working benchmarking study found that the biggest barrier to new ways of working is “cultural resistance – often coming from middle management fearing loss of control. Developing a job performance evaluation and measurement system that measures actual performance and is not dependent on being able to personally observe staff is key.

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