Shift

Office buildings are expensive, very, very expensive. The average annual per seat cost in the U.S. is around $15,000 (this varies per study/industry, but not by much). Now multiply that by the number of employees in your company, and you get my point.   On top of the financial implications the environmental impacts are huge.   Depending on the physical footprint of an office building, the carbon footprint of operating it increases the expense many times over. Unfortunately, those expenses are not always accounted for. Throw in the cost of commuting, and maintaining homes that remain empty all day, and the expenses just keep building up. Why? Because this is “how it’s done”? Well, the way work is done has shifted. Technology allows people to connect, communicate, engage, and work from anywhere. Even professions that seem absolutely tied to physical space, or are based on human interactions are able to become increasingly virtual. This is not a bad thing! Virtual doe...

One of the best things about being able to work from home is the food. The ability to choose where your food comes from, how it is prepared, and when you eat it. Even if there are restaurants around your office, or a cafe available onsite, there is nothing that beats the quality and cost of a meal prepared at home. This is a special blog post in honor of blog action day 2011 (October 16); you can find out more  here .

This is a central space to discuss all the ways to work in this technologically advanced time, and in this globally-interconnected world. It is rarely relevant anymore (no, really) where or how people work. Work content (end product) matters more than the context (physical setting). Things that matter most in creating a workforce are: personality type, management style, ability to engage and interact virtually, and clear communication and goals. People are so very diverse, yet the majority of the world population is constrained and constricted to a work setting and to work hours that do not allow them to be their most productive. A more flexible approach to work allows people to work where and when they are most productive. More to come on the where’s, why’s, and how’s!