While a difficult and often discussed-about (at least in small- to mid-sized companies) topic, telecommuting or working from home / anywhere for a limited time/amount of days does seem to have more benefits for everyone than it has drawbacks.
I have been agreeing to that conclusion since i first tried telecommuting, and even more have i noticed that not being able to telecommute is way less fun, either in the office as well as out of the office (i don't believe in fully separating work and life from each other).
It is true as well that letting your people telecommute poses some risks, for example do you have to be capable of finding and managing employees that organize themselves autonomously and don't just sit around waiting for their next tasks. On a personal level, such an employee can be harder work, but the results he yields are in my opinion often better.
On the other hand, you get employees that are usually willing to work and be in charge at times a normal employee would already have gone home and doesn't pick up when called by the employer.
Just a few thoughts.. Now finally the document I'm writing about :-)
Here's the article that analyzes a few pros and cons of telecommuting.
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