Struggling with the practicalities of managing remote and distributed teams? Listen to our interview with a company founder who is making it work. Flexible Boss editor Heather Greig-Smith interviews Chris Mair, one of the founding partners of technology company DADI+ which… Read More ›
Organisations are struggling to manage remote teams effectively, with poor communication and work practices limiting efficiency and productivity. That’s according to the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM), which surveyed over 1,000 remote workers for its report Going Remote: Leading… Read More ›
What part should personality play in the implementation of agile working? Heather Greig-Smith finds opinion divided on the use of personality tests to inform flexible work practices. Are we in danger of typecasting employees or should managers study the interaction… Read More ›
Epson vice president Rob Clark looks at the ways businesses can manage Millennial workers and pre-empt future workplace demands. As demographics shift, we must acknowledge that a generation of tech-savvy people will dominate tomorrow’s workforce. The ‘Millennials’ (typically a group… Read More ›
Heather Greig-Smith reviews Remote: office not required, the latest business book from 37signals founders Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson. Depending on your perspective, Remote: office not required either states the blindingly obvious or promotes a revolutionary working concept. If… Read More ›
Recruiting the best managers requires employers to have an “enlightened” approach to flexible working and employment conditions. A report published by the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) on the profile of UK managers said enabling more managers to work… Read More ›
Everett Sizemore, director of SEO innovation at US company seOverflow, has been working from home full time since 2010. He tells Flexible Boss why his management role had to go. It is not at all uncommon for an employee to… Read More ›
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