Do you time your commute? My latest Workshifting post is up, and it's about what happens when you actually have to leave your home office (or your favorite coffeehouse): The only problem with short commutes is not having one. My commute is 10 feet. I get up,...
A new study of workshifting in the United States reveals big growth in the last couple of years--but the percentage of Americans who telework remains very small. The State of Telework in the U.S. focuses specifically on people who work at home at least part time but...
You know those days when you're hopelessly unproductive? Endurance runners talk about hitting "the wall." It's slow, it's painful, it's really annoying -- and it's unproductive. Workers have a wall too, that moment when your brain can't focus and your neurons are...
I've been pondering routines lately: why you need them and when to break free. In a recent Workshifting post, I explored the paradox of the flexible routine: Working from home (or anywhere else you choose) isn't about avoiding routine--it's about being able to set...
In Energize Growth Now, author Lisa Nirell discusses five stages of growth (startup, growth, advanced growth, plateau, and decline) and the challenges entrepreneurs face as they move from one stage to the next. The book aims to help founders and other CEOs identify...
Could you work in an office? In my latest post for Workshifting.com, I look at what it means to work on your own terms. And whether those of us who do so, whether as business owners or part of a corporate virtual team, could go back to the 9-to-5 routine of the...
Where we work matters. If we're comfortable. If there's natural light. If we're not tripping over power cords. I have a funky Target-designed surge protector in my living room. It's cute, it's functional, and it gives me a safe place to plug in a laptop. But, until...
People seem to envy those of us who don't work out of corporate offices because we get to set our hours and select our work settings. But what often gets lost is that we, too, have to have a routine. Otherwise, how would we ever get anything done? My latest post for...
If you have ever worked for or with a nonprofit, then at some point you have probably gone through a community mapping exercise. Have you done the same for your business? My latest Workshifting.com blog post is out, and it's all mapping your community: We think about...
Can you keep a secret, or are you indiscriminately telling all? Whether you're a full-time workshifter or you just take the occasional business call while watching your son's t-ball game or standing in line waiting for a latte, you need to be mindful of not sharing...