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The Top 10 Strategies for Managers of Mobile Workers

By Terrence L. Gargiulo, President, makingstories.net

By 2011, the mobile workforce in the U.S. is expected to reach 120.1 million people. Embracing this trend is more of a question of how rather than if: How will you measure, manage and build relationships with increasingly distributed teams and workers?

Fortunately, there are many strategies to help managers adapt to developing their mobile teams. And while it requires some tactical changes, management of remote employees can be very rewarding.

Telecommuting: 10 Legal Considerations

By Hager, Ashley Z Klein, Kristina N

More and more employers are allowing their employees to telecommute because telecommuting provides more flexibility in performing job duties, assists employees in balancing work with personal responsibilities, and protects the environment by reducing commuting time.

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Why Thin Computing and Why Now?

Today, as much as 80 percent of IT's budget is allocated to maintenance, making it very hard for any IT organization to add value to the business. Chief Information Officers have seen their titles evolve to Chief Infrastructure Officer, as they are totally consumed by the need to avoid regulatory problems and keep things running at the same time. Thin Computing not only reduces the cost to deliver desktop computing by as much as 40 percent or more, it also frees IT staff time to focus on more strategic initiatives.

Video Conferencing

Sometimes when you are working at home, you really need to show people in the office or other home workers what you are working on. Other times it is an incentive to get dressed in the morning. See how some companies are offering home based video teleconferencing solutions that can meet your needs.