Comments on: Are You Making Mobile Office Mistakes?

By: Elizabeth Sanchez

Elizabeth Sanchez — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:58:53 +0000

How do you micromanage a virtual employee? Sending them a million instant messages, I guess. Nobody likes to be micromanaged. My guess is virtual employees like it even less. Most of them are probably virtual employees because they don’t want to work in an environment where they are micromanaged, LOL. Bottom line is that you can make mistakes with any type of office set up. I don’t think virtual office space is any more prone to risk.

By: Maggie Correta

Maggie Correta — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:47:09 +0000

Sloppy work habits. Well, that’s a given. It’s too easy when you work from home to get lost in the Internet or take a long lunch, or even a long nap. I agree with @Melanie. It’s about discipline. Discipline to get your virtual office technology up and running. Discipline to get your virtual employees up and running. Discipline to stay focused.

By: Bill Brookshire

Bill Brookshire — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:31:52 +0000

I found the isolation syndrome to be interesting. I think this is what largely started the coworking movement. I wonder how many entrepreneurs started off in a virtual office space and then moved to a coworking facility because they couldn’t stand the isolation anymore, especially the creative types.

By: Melanie Jones

Melanie Jones — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:24:02 +0000

Looks like technology and employees are the two top challenges for virtual offices. That only makes sense. If the tech fails, you are out of business. If your employees aren’t productive, it’s the same story. Ultimately, everything in a virtual office comes down to discipline. That’s the theme I see here.