If you don't have the time, just read the sections that interest you. Think about it, not all employees have the personality and work skills to be a successful telecommuter. It also has several related articles and surveys that we found interesting. Read it and see if you make the grade for telecommuting. Why some managers resist telecommuting If you have been at a loss as to why your manager is so cool toward telecommuting, we may have come up with an explanation.
Some managers are control freaks who have a hard time loosening up the reins.
This article paints a good picture of what such a manager would be going through when faced with the prospect of a telecommuting workforce. We found one point in this article that can be used to counter all of your manager's concerns about giving up control. That is the fact that most sales organizations have had telecommuting for a long time. They rely just on sales quotas to supply all the control they need. Tracking the productivity of your teleworkers One of the main reasons your company may not be doing telecommuting is that it has not settled on how to evaluate teleworkers.