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RSA Animate – Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us
August 31, 2011 | 
Author This lively RSAnimate, adapted from Dan Pink’s talk at the RSA, illustrates the hidden truths behind what really motivates us at home and in the workplace. www.theRSA.org
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Working from Home – How to Convince Your Boss It’s a Good Idea
How was your morning commute? What about your suit? Are you afraid your necktie might actually strangle you before the day is over?
If only you could work from home, all of these problems could disappear. But your boss has other ideas, right?
Maybe not!
More and more employees are convincing their bosses to let them work from home. So, how can you convince your boss it’s a good idea?
Follow these 5 tips:
1. Show your boss you’re responsible.
This is something you have to do before you even approach the subject of working from home. You want your reputation to precede you – in a good way.
If you’re the guy who’s always watching YouTube videos instead of working, your odds of getting to work from home are somewhere between slim and none. But, if your boss trusts you enough to be productive when no one’s looking over your shoulder, he just might let you work from home.
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2. See what company policy is.
If corporate policy simply doesn’t allow people to telecommute, there’s nothing your boss can do to help you – even if he wants to. Or, if there’s already a precedent of your company letting its employees work from home, that’s an important fact to know too.
Bottom line – do your homework before you go in to talk to your boss.
3. Choose your words carefully.
Don’t just go into your boss’ office and tell him you’re sick of dressing up, sick of spending hours in traffic, and you absolutely-positively-have-to work from home. Throwing a tantrum won’t get results; going in with a level head though, just might.
4. Explain the benefits.
Your boss will want to know how this arrangement will help him. Will working from home make you a more loyal employee? Will it allow you to feel less stressed and, thus, work more productively? Will it allow the company to rent a smaller office space and save some money?
Also, point out how easy it’ll be to setup a home office. If, for example, your email and software programs can already be accessed from home and you already carry a company cell phone with you everywhere, it won’t be tough for you to telecommute.
5. Offer to compromise.
Working a full 40 hours per week from home may not be OK with your boss, but he may agree to let you spend a day or two each week telecommuting. If that’s all you can negotiate, take it! In fact, if your boss starts to coil when you suggest working from home all the time, offer this arrangement as a show of good faith. If your working from home turns out to produce great results, you can always ask to spend all 5 days at home later on.
Originally published here.
Tony Mase
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