Resources for 'Remote Working' presentation

For those who attended my presentation on ‘Remote Working: Telecommuting from the trenches’ at the ASTC (NSW) Conference in November 2012, here is a list of some of the MANY internet resources/articles available:

• Do-it-yourself Home Telework Cost-Benefit Analysis: http://www.jala.com/homecba_input.php (online calculator for you and your employer; lots of other resources at JALA too)
• Telework website for Australians; includes ROI calculation tools, benefits etc.: http://www.telework.gov.au/
• Infographic on the benefits of working from home: http://www.fastcoexist.com/1680743/a-visual-breakdown-of-the-benefits-of-working-from-home
• Holtzclaw, Eric V. Secret to Increased Productivity: Don’t Come to the Office (from the manager’s perspective on getting telelcommuting to work with employees) http://www.inc.com/eric-v-holtzclaw/secret-to-increased-productivity-dont-come-to-the-office.html
• Gilbert, Jodie. 10 signs that you aren’t cut out to be a telecommuter  http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/10things/?p=290
• Brach, Kai. How to juggle clients in different countries  http://freelanceswitch.com/working/how-to-juggle-clients-in-different-countries/
• Jost, Natalie. Walking the line when you work from home http://alistapart.com/articles/walkingthelinewhenyouworkfromhome  (practical ideas on managing time, space, but not much about technology)
• http://www.linkedin.com/answers/business-travel/travel-tools/BTV_TVT/326428-1051376?split_page=12  (posts on working from home; lots of comments on how others have done it)
• http://blogs.wsj.com/juggle/2010/06/03/office-workers-how-long-before-you-hit-the-breaking-point/
• http://www.ihearttechnicalwriting.com/20-tips-when-working-from-home/
• http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/how-to-win-friends  (remote communications options with pros and cons)
• http://www.fastcompany.com/1645302/attention-managers-just-because-you-will-it-doesnrsquot-make-it-so-cautionary-flexibility-ta
• http://workawesome.com/productivity/how-to-ask-your-boss-to-work-from-home/
• http://workawesome.com/your-job/the-benefits-of-working-from-home/
• http://www.teleworkresearchnetwork.com/costs-benefits
• http://www.thebeginner.eu/europe/all-in-employment-and-social/765-please-dont-come-into-work-today
• http://www.teleworknetwork.com/1043.html
• http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/216447/telecommuting_is_good_for_employees_and_employers.html
• http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/08/working-from-home-youre-a-better-worker/
• Howard, Brad. Doing the telecommute: http://img.en25.com/Web/CitrixOnline/%7Bc866c929-e4f1-4cd3-8823-b88df233a156%7D_hrmonthly_-_teleworking.pdf
• Workshifting website: http://www.workshifting.com/; specific articles related to Australia by Seamus King: http://www.workshifting.com/author/seamusking
• Flex Execs: How to Get Your Teammates on Board with Your Telecommuting: http://www.theglasshammer.com/news/2012/10/01/flex-execs-how-to-get-your-teammates-on-board-with-your-telecommuting/
• Great Dilbert cartoon on working from home: http://dilbert.com/strips/2013-02-10/
• How to Solve the Top Pitfalls of Working From Home:  http://mashable.com/2013/02/16/working-from-home/
• Ryan, Margaret: Teleworking: The myth of working from home: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21588760
• Catone, Josh: 12 ways to keep sane while working from home: http://www.sitepoint.com/12-ways-to-keep-sane-while-working-from-home/

[Links last checked September 2012]