Mobillus Maximus

Mike Donoghue is a member of a multinational information technology corporation where he collaborates on the communications guidelines and customer relationship strategies affecting the interactions with internal and external clients. He has analyzed, defined, designed and overseen processes for various engagements including product usability and customer satisfaction, best practice enterprise standardization, relationship/branding structures, and distribution effectiveness and direction. He has also established corporate library solutions to provide frameworks for sales, marketing, training, and support divisions.

  Communications Management   Knowledge Management   Lessons Learned   Talent Management  

Mobilocracy — mo·bil·oc·ra·cy (moh-buhl’kresi) —n. pl. mobilocracies.
1) a powerful class of worker who relies on mobile devices for greater productivity;
2) the common worker, esp. as a mobile workforce

- Source:  iPass Inc., 2010

In a recent Mobile Workforce Report by iPass Inc., predictions are showing a swing in the trend of workers that depend on mobile devices. It should not come as any surprise that the move to mobility is on a significant rise. A breed of independent workers have been born out of this necessity, people who know how to install and configure their own machines, troubleshoot problems, research and work out hardware solutions, etc. Having these abilities helps open the gates to a workforce that can operate with confidence remotely and not be wholly dependent upon organization talent to get them started and maintain their operations.

Part of this illustrates the rise in the number of employers looking to decrease equipment costs, reduce the need for facilities and increase productivity. The technological changes of improved connectivity and more robust features in laptops and other more mobile pieces of equipment also contribute to this move toward mobility. Additionally, the collective track record of employees that perform their job responsibilities effectively with speed and …

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