Working Virtually is a permanent part of the workplace today. Transactional work – provided by freelancers, contract employees or consultants – has increased exponentially. It is forecast that as much as half the labor force will be working independently and virtually by 2020. Trina first sees her book in print. Most organizations and leaders are …
Recently IBM pulled the plug on telecommuting. R.I.P., early adopter. In the 1990’s, IBM led the charge into telecommuting for financial reasons – they needed to shed jobs and real estate – fast. The command to the workforce? Go home to work or else! And it worked. I find it ironic that today in the …
I just read an interview with Learn Better author. Whether I’m teaching tomorrow’s workforce today, training educators, or working with virtual leaders, it’s all about Connection, Relationship, and Meaning – with information, with each other, with our goals. Source: Learn Better Book Shows How to Learn New Things – The Atlantic
Reposting a blog post I wrote for the educators I’ll be meeting in Australia this spring when they bring me in as a virtual learning engagement master.
Work is built on integrated networks, technology platforms that structure the way we work, connect, and communicate. Read more here or download a sample chapter about the new workplace from Working Virtually: Transforming the Mobile Workplace. Source: The Network Is the New Workplace