Lose the Commute, Win at Work with SmartWorking
10th July 2018Commuting each day can pose a variety of threats to our personal and professional lives. Commuters, especially those who travel great distances for work, are more susceptible to stress, relationship problems and productivity issues. SmartWorking, on the other hand, has proven time and again to improve our quality of life both within and outside the…
My Journey to SmartWorking | Ross Good
9th July 2018Today’s passionate guest blogger Ross Good, shares his personal journey to SmartWorking. The world is changing. Technology is changing. In fact, the world is being changed by technology. Mindsets are changing. The workplace is changing. Life is changing. In the grand scheme of things, smart working is a relatively newish concept. But not so new…
7 Benefits of Working from Home | Jonathan deBurca Butler
6th July 2018Today’s guest blogger is Dublin-based media solutionist, journalist and remote worker, Jonathan deBurca Butler. Jonathan has been working from home for over two years and in that time he has learnt a lot about the dos and don’ts of remote working. Below, he gets straight to the point in sharing with us some of the benefits…
I’m an Extrovert! Am I Really Cut Out for Remote Working?
5th June 2018“Outgoing, likes to be social, a people person” This is how I have always been described and so, ten years ago, if you had said that my choice of working would be remote working from home I would have replied “NO WAY”. Imagine the loneliness I would have thought, and could I really do my job…
Towards 2050: Remote Working
20th May 2018Delighted to be joining the Dublin Chamber Event Towards 2050: Remote Working Dublin’s population is set to hit 2.6 million by 2050. Where will these additional 700,000 people live work and get around? What additional services will they need? How can remote working help to reduce congestion in our city and the pressure on commercial…
Home Working Pioneers – Fortune Favours the Bold!
16th May 2018Home Working Pioneers Home Working Pioneers are creating a competitive advantage in their markets and the gap between these bold forerunners and those businesses that are lagging behind is set to grow wider over the next couple of years. Virgin Media Digital Insights Data reports that the percentage of businesses enabling employees to work from…
Staying Fit Tips When Working from Home
3rd May 2018Apparently, 43% of adults spend less than ten minutes a day walking. That’s nearly half of the UK who have a 60% higher risk of premature death compared with those who exercise regularly. The recommended amount of steps we should walk per day is 10,000. Most adults walk somewhere between 3000 and 4000 One of…
Are Remote Workers Born Or Made?
24th April 2018For some remote workers, remote working is code for skiving while for others it means getting a lot done in a short space of time. The question of nature or nurture is as old as the hills but when it comes to remote working this breaks down into two parts – the employer and the…
Top 10 Tips for Managing Performance of Remote Workers
19th April 2018When implementing a flexible and remote working strategy the question is often raised about how the performance of remote workers can be effectively managed. Trust impacts productivity whether workers work in the office or remotely and the cream of the crop adopt a management by objectives approach as opposed to over observation so that trust is maintained…
Why More People Are Opting for Remote Working
3rd April 2018No commute, being there for the kids and achieving a better work-life balance are just some of the reasons 216,000 people in Ireland are already remote working. It took being incapacitated with a viral blood infection eight years ago for Vanessa Tierney to see the potential of remote working, but it’s a way of life…