I don't care how much talent and drive you have or how hard working your team is. I don't care how grand your strategy is or how dedicated you are to helping your clients succeed. I don't care about your leadership skills or your personal code of ethics.
Unless you're driving a snowplow, chances are you're not doing much business today.
If you don't live in Maryland or D.C., let me bring you up to speed.
Mother Nature has dumped nearly 50 inches of snow on some areas of the mid-Atlantic region in less than a week. That's more than 4 feet. I grew up just south of Buffalo, N.Y., where the B stands for "blizzard," and even I think that's a lot of snow. In Baltimore, it's epic.
Tom Hood sent an e-mail to the MACPA's staff last night, alerting them that the offices would be closed today. Smart move.
Me? I'm working. And why? My offices are about 20 feet from my bedroom. In St. Louis.
Telecommuting certainly has its challenges, but on days like today, it's loaded with benefits. The ability to work through a blizzard is just one of them.
This NPR story says as much. In it, Adam Hochberg says companies that offer telecommuting options breed loyalty and increased productivity in their employees.
I buy that.
Telecommuting isn't what I want to talk about, though.
I want to hear your storm stories. Tell me how your business has weathered the storm. What are you doing to keep things moving during "Snowpocalypse?"
Rain, Sleet, or Snow I'm still working. In fact it doesn't matter where I go the office is only a few clicks away! Technology is grand, now just to figure out how to turn it off and tune out from time to time.
Posted by: Chris Jenkins | February 10, 2010 at 11:20 AM
Thanks, Chris. I definitely need to work on the "turn it off and tune out" strategy, too.
Posted by: Bill Sheridan | February 10, 2010 at 02:04 PM