Managing the Virtual Workforce

Managing the VIRTUAL WORKFORCE The "Work from Home" phenomenon is becoming more common. Your virtual workforce could be growing. What does this mean for you and your company? A survey of senior leaders and hiring managers of Fortune 500 companies with at least 5,000 employees 56% BELIEVE VIRTUAL WORK WILL STEADILY OR GREATLY TINCREASE AT THEIR COMPANY 61% BELIEVE THEIR COMPANIES WILL LET MORE PEOPLE TELECOMMUTE OVER THE NEXT 3 YEARS • Adrian Brown Let's meet for lunch so we can talk about the project. ● Jane Tanaka Murphy's at noon? I'm handing over the menu. Adrian Brown Sounds good. See you then. 60% OF OFFICE-BASED EMPLOYEES USE VIRTUAL TEAMING TECHNOLOGIES DAILY Instant Teleconferencing Texting Messaging USA vs Asia OF CFOS PLANNING TO INCREASE TELECOMMUTING & TELECONFERENCING AT THEIR COMPANIES 76% 53% Survey Says ... Stay home Jane, you're KILLING last year's numbers! A DOG riding a SKATEBOARD! LOL! 56% OF DECISION MAKERS BELIEVE THAT WORKING REMOTELY MAKES EMPLOYEES MORE PRODUCTIVE % WHO BELIEVE Decison Makers (75%) WORKING REMOTELY IS NOW MORE WIDELY Users ACCEPTED End 68% of Businesses Surveyed Weekly Status SEND 57% 62% REPORTED ALLOWING EMPLOYEES TO KEEP REPORTED FLEXIBLE HOURS HAVING EMPLOYEES WHO WORK REMOTELY EITHER FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME Profile of an American Teleworker 7. 26.2 MILLION TOTAL NUMBER OF U.S. TELEWORKERS IN 2010 Teleworkers 20% O U.S. Working Adult Population Breakdowns 44% 56% 7% GENDER 51% AGE Women Men 18-34 35-54 Median Age 4U 55+ Total U.S. Telewworkers (2010) EDUCATION Post-Graduate Degree College Graduate Some College/Vocational- 44 High School or Less- 32 24 22 http://www.brandman.edu/pdf/virtual_teams_brandman_forrester_white_paper.pdf http://today.duke.edu/2011/06/fueleffects http://livingworkplace.skype.com/assets/pdf/Future_of_Workplaces-GigaOmPRO.pdf www.GetWorkSimple.com http://www.worldatwork.org/waw/adim Link?id=53034 WorkSimple 26.2 Million SOURCES: ..................