There’s a quick article worth reading today at Fast Company about the trends and adoption rates of ‘Distributed Offices’, or telecommuting. This is often a hard aspect of management to grasp for what I call ‘old school managers’ – those reluctant to change and very adverse to new ideas (which is odd for technology companies who thrive on new). Old schoolers see this as a time for workers to, well, not do anything.
Personally, I am much more productive working from home. I get my coffee and get in the zone. I don’t have anyone interrupting my flow. I block IM’s. I have two 20″ flat panels :). Whereas at work there are always distractions whether it’s someone’s phone ringing or someon asking you a question. Don’t get me wrong I think a certain level of interaction facilitates team building.
It’s ironic that if I am left to work at home for a day I often times put time and a half in — that’s right I work more. I like working when I am creating value and 90% of that comes when I’m sitting alone by myself, with my iPod and coffee.
Jason Frieds of 37Signals wrote about it in their last book, but here is an excerpt he posted on Vitamin.
Workplace 1.5 | Fast Company
How to Shut Up and Get To Work | Vitamin
tags: management, time, business, lifehack
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I get the same pleasure from sitting at home, in solitude working at peace… nice write up