{"id":396,"date":"2006-04-19t19:40:00","date_gmt":"2006-04-20t00:40:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-10-01t09:17:16","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01t13:17:16","slug":"tips-for-managing-work-at-home-staffers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2006\/04\/19\/tips-for-managing-work-at-home-staffers\/","title":{"rendered":"tips for managing work-at-home staffers"},"content":{"rendered":"
staffers, supervisors learn how to succeed.<\/strong><\/p>\n by rick telberg<\/em><\/p>\n public practice cpas appear to be leading the way for corporate america in developing the concepts and methods for working from the friendly confines of their homes.<\/p>\n cpa financial managers in business and industry are also adopting new work-at-home flex schedules for valued professionals. and yet, many still have reservations and are seeking guidance on how to do it effectively, while also convincing upper management it truly is the wave of the future.<\/p>\n ava idom, owner of a small business in dallas, recalls that when she allowed several employees to work from home on a full-time basis, “all of them failed to produce and all of them were subsequently fired.” instead of taking care of business, her at-home crew opted to watch television, play video games and do their housework.the lesson learned, she says, is “the person who works from home must become committed to treating the home environment as the work environment and that’s extremely difficult to do.”<\/p>\n for many, staff and management alike, it’s a question of finding the proper balance.<\/p>\n candy wong, an executive with a 500-plus employee company in hong kong, says the problem for at-home workers like herself, is separating the office work from personal matters.<\/p>\n for others, work at home proves effective for some tasks, but the life of the office remains indispensable.<\/p>\n ed cordell, a senior executive with a 100-plus employee business in norcross, ga., says that working at home is great for writing, reading and planning, but adds, “it can never replace the interaction with peers in the office.”<\/p>\n and there’s a risk that at-home workers can interfere with the schedules of those toiling away in the office, he says, adding that arrangements should be made for the at-home workers to appear in person at the office whenever needed.<\/p>\n in fact, a whopping 93 percent of public practitioners, according to bay street group research, do at least some of their work from home, including 27 percent who worked all of their time at home.<\/p>\n and most report they are thoroughly enjoying it, especially those who are self-employed.<\/p>\n among the at-home happy campers, colleen rael, in san juan capistrano, calif., told us, “becoming self-employed is the best thing i ever did regarding my career. i am the happiest, most fulfilled i have ever been.”<\/p>\n