http://www.coasolutions.com/blog Blogging Closer To Your Business Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:44:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 en http://www.coasolutions.com/blog/2009/03/09/working-from-home-in-the-downturn/ http://www.coasolutions.com/blog/2009/03/09/working-from-home-in-the-downturn/#comments Mon, 09 Mar 2009 10:56:57 +0000 Richard Donkin http://www.coasolutions.com/blog/?p=129 COA Solutions Guest Blogger Richard Donkin is the author of Blood Sweat and Tears, The Evolution of Work and Financial Times columnist on work and careers. Based in Woking in the UK he works as a commentator and writer on management and employment issues. His book, Blood Sweat and Tears, was warmly received and extensively reviewed in the US and UK (Times Literary Supplement, Washington Post, New York Times, Time, The Economist). His FT column has been appearing since 1994. If you could increase staff productivity and save thousands, even millions of pounds in overhead, depending on your company size, you would, wouldn’t you? Apparently not, according to recent research carried out on behalf of BT Business and Nortel. It found that nine out of 10 managers did not trust their staff to work from home. ]]> http://www.coasolutions.com/blog/2009/03/09/working-from-home-in-the-downturn/feed/