In this episode I speak with Sharon Koifman the founder and CEO of Distant Job, a specialist recruitment firm working to identify and help clients recruit remote workers and find great jobs for people wanting to work remotely. Sharon has spent much of his career in the remote work environment.... read more →
Jul
07
Apr
25
Working remote from colleagues is challenging, particularly for those who have never done it before. It takes time to adapt. It also takes time to understand what and how much should be shared. In effect, it takes time to determine the appropriate boundaries for the new way of working. Practically... read more →
Apr
19
With so many in the workforce new to working from home and working remotely to colleagues it is highly likely that there will be a strong percentage who will either be loving or hating the experience. This extreme reaction is not unlike the experience of personnel when they are sent... read more →
Apr
15
Working from home is a balancing act. Each and every one of us are balancing our home and work lives, our family and personal commitments, the education and well being of our family and our commitments to out companies, our obligations to deliver reports on time and our physical health,... read more →
Apr
10
As we all adapt to our new situation of working from home rather than working in offices it can be hard to work out how much to share. Finding a balance between under sharing and over sharing is a challenge in more conventional work times, now that we are all... read more →
Apr
04
As personnel move increasingly from co-located office working to working from home there will be a gradual adaption to the new way of work. This adaptation will be different for everyone and every business, some will quickly settle into the new way of working while others will struggle with any... read more →
Apr
01
With increasing numbers of people working from home, the work from home landscape is changing from the situation prior to COVID-19. Prior to the virus precautions it was not uncommon to have one family member working alone from home in a day job that either gave them flexibility over location... read more →
Mar
28
Working from home can, for some, be an incredibly empowering and liberating experience, they are able to work the hours that suit them and align with the other pressures in their lives while also being productive. For others, the work from home experience can be a socially isolating and stressful... read more →
Mar
26
Conflict in any social environment is inevitable. Whether it occurs within a family, between friends, over sporting events or in the workplace, disagreements and the resulting tension are simply part of who we are and how we function socially. In a conventional social or workplace setting, where personnel are co-located... read more →
Mar
21
Trust between members of a virtual team emerged as one of the strongest themes in my research and a constant challenge for virtual teams of all sizes. It is of particular concern in newly formed teams and situations where people are finding themselves in unusual situations, such as suddenly working... read more →