John Stelmach is the President and CFO of Contentverse, a virtual document management system used by parts of the US Government and small to large businesses all over the world.
For every desk-bound cubicle-dweller, the dream is to work from home. No physical demands. No need to look over your shoulder. No need for pants. The glorious green grass of the work-from-home employee is a goal for many successful people (and not-so-successful people) and a great way to hire the best talent without having to pay to relocate them.
The truth, for those of you demanding your boss lets you do it, is that it’s one of the more intensely hard-to-manage business processes. You go to work in an office because you at times do need to be near people. Or you won’t feel quite as part of the team if you’re not there.
Contrary to that belief, you can successfully run a well-cultured company with many parts located across a state, a country or even the world. It’s just challenging and requires even more discipline than might be necessary for a normal employee.
While companies like Google instill a company culture through a giant, all-encompassing campus, that’s not so practical when you need to hire a designer in the Czech Republic and a social media expert in Chicago. They may be
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