Personal meetings are important when you need to get a group together to brainstorm or problem-solve. Once employees experiences the personal and professional benefits of telecommuting, however, they are loathe to give them up. And when by word of mouth, news of your telecommuting environment spreads, watch the resumes flow. We actually keep a waiting list of people who want to work for us. Sick days, snow days, whatever makes your employees miss work, are all but eliminated.
Employees simply do their work when they can and get the job done.
Telecommuters tend to appreciate the freedom and will go out of their way to make sure their work gets done and show their appreciation. No daily commute results in more ours available for work. Both telecommuters and their managers report that they get more accomplished when out of the office. The state of California's telecommuting pilot program measured productivity increases of 10 to 30 percent. A telecommuting program needs strong managerial and technical support.