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Some compelling numbers on the economic imperative for dynamic work in the imposing economic conditions from insurance company RSA highlighted by Katie Ledger in her Portfolio Working blog . “When asked about the prospects for their businesses during...
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Bill Gates also used to comment that the power of the Internet was not in doing the same stuff in a different way (ie. taking orders over the web versus taking them by phone), but rather the interesting stuff was doing those things that you wouldn’t...
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Good piece from MSNBC on telecommuting subtitled ‘ Employers reconsider traditional in-the-office work week’ looking at the economic drivers to more flexible work. “Some employers are reconsidering the traditional five-days-in-the-office...
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Speaking of partners, whitepapers and workstyles, BT has published a sterling case study on its own Flexible Working web site called ‘ Sustainability through Flexible working - BT Workstyle’ . “Happier BT people are enjoying a better...
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Accenture , one of Microsoft’s top partners, has long distinguished itself in Business Process Re-engineering as a foundation to IT innovation and with that expertise have been a leading proponent of Service Oriented Architectures. So it is...
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The emerging realisation of business benefits to flexible work is being touted by one of the champions of emerging businesses, Dragons Den’s James Caan in last month’s Sunday Times piece titled “ Technology is the key to cutting your...
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Last week I had the chance to meet up with Katie Ledger to discuss her growing examination of Portfolio Work (tagline – ‘ How to get money, meaning and magic into your life’ ). I know Katie from her work with Microsoft UK and her activity...
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With $140/barrel crude oil and melting ice caps, the focal justifications for increased flexibility in the workplace have centred on the economic and environmental benefits. But a critical third resource is just as pivotal in the business case for dynamic...
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A little while back The Sunday Times did great piece on remote and flexible working: “ Home is just the job for workers ” (subtitled ‘ A growing number of companies are adopting more flexible employment practices for their staff ”) It highlighted the...
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My Microsoft colleague Terry Smith recounts a humorous tale about superfluous travel. He had a meeting in Bristol with a customer which he struggled to get to driving from his home in Warwick about 3 hours away. He finally arrived in a rush and quite...
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Curiously, and perhaps not coincidentally, the same dynamics moving towards distributed working in the flesh-and-blood, bricks-and-mortar workplaces is also taking place in the bits-and-bytes of digital world. One of the hottest concepts or trends in...
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Given these drivers (energy, climate, social, intellectual), there are a number core constituencies who have an acute interest in these considerations and who will be on the vanguard to driving for change. Energy/Climate : Public Policy is increasingly...
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A number of megatrends are all converging to drive this move out of concentrated workplaces towards more distributed work. All of these drivers are centred on preserving key and increasingly precious assets to the global economy. Energy Assets: Peak Oil...
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Welcome to the 'Dynamic Work' blog set up to explore the issues and opportunities around increasingly flexible workplaces driven by the confluence of business needs and technological empowerment. But beings as a I work in marketing, the first...
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