Take, say, a twenty-person work team in an office building. If only one person teleworks occasionally, they're home alone. Communication and work patterns are different. The entire team must make adjustments. On the other hand, if ten or fifteen people from the team are enticed by the benefits and begin to telework, it starts to become the norm.
Communication channels adapt.
The work done at home becomes collaborative. In another sense, telework is an interesting example of an initiative that might help lead our society to sustainability, defined as allowing for the needs of current generations without compromising the needs of future generations. The triple bottom line looks beyond the financial bottom line to also evaluate environmental and social aspects. Telework, with all the benefits it provides to employees, companies, communities, and families, seems to be that rare initiative that has the potential to support all three elements of the triple bottom line, and thus something that is both good for us right now - and for our children in the future. All rights reserved.