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The Current State of Telecommuting-Teleworking

Six Disciplines

Here's a shocker: A new survey by CareerBuilder ( as published by BNET ) shows that nearly one in five of workers who say they are working from home spend one hour a day-or even less - actually working. A fluke in the survey? While this year 35% of telecommuters put in eight hours a day or more, in 2007 just 18 percent did.

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The Current State of Telecommuting-Teleworking

Six Disciplines

Here's a shocker: A new survey by CareerBuilder ( as published by BNET ) shows that nearly one in five of workers who say they are working from home spend one hour a day-or even less - actually working. A fluke in the survey? While this year 35% of telecommuters put in eight hours a day or more, in 2007 just 18 percent did.

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Where Do They Go To Get Business Advice?

Strategy Driven

Businesses spend so much time on momentary pieces of their puzzles that they neglect long-term Strategic Planning and miss potential successes. Costs of band aid surgery and make-good work cost six times that of planning for business on the front end. Research and surveys. Surveys and their feedback.

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Complimentary Resource – Economist: Smart SMBs Fine-Tuning the Engines of Growth

Strategy Driven

Meanwhile, small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) from around the world find regulation to be a top business concern, on a par with shortages of financing and behind only the weak economy, according to a survey conducted by the EIU for this paper. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Consider leaving a comment!

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The Big Picture of Business – Avoid the Tired, Trite Terms: Encourage Original Thought, Focus on Priorities and Strategy

Strategy Driven

These clichés do not belong in business dialog, in strategic planning and in corporate strategy. Customer experience” comes right out of marketing surveys, which rarely ask for real feedback or share the findings with company decision makers. Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. All rights reserved.

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The Big Picture of Business – Quality is Important for Business: Real Quality vs. Arbitrary Metrics

Strategy Driven

The 1970′s brought the first wave of strategic planning. The quality audit by objective outside communications counsel can also examine the production, marketing and strategic planning functions. They will conduct communications audits and strategic planning. Commission customer and employee surveys.

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Employee Productivity Improvement Project ROI Calculation.

Strategy Driven

Surveys conducted by the Gallup Organization identified an 18 percent difference in productivity between the best and worst performing companies. 1 Yet, as we shall explain, even the best performing companies have room for improvement.