WorkVirtual - Tools and Training for the Virtual Office

<BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" LINK="#0000FF" VLINK="#800080" TEXT="#000000" TOPMARGIN=0 LEFTMARGIN=0 MARGINWIDTH=0 MARGINHEIGHT=0> <p><small>Welcome to <strong>WorkVirtual</strong> - Tools and Training for the Alternative Office <br> <br> WorkVirtual is a consulting firm specializing in helping companies make the transition from a traditional office to the high-energy, dynamic, virtual offices of the digital economy. Through a process of consulting, facilitation, and training, we help you invent your own Office of the Future. </small></p> <p><strong><small>Design</small></strong><br> <small>We work with your existing architects and contractors to create a workspace which meets your strategic intent and suits your company's unique corporate culture. </small></p> <p><small><br> <strong>Technology </strong></small><br> <small>We help your own IT staff design new network strategies (often merely reconfiguring existing resources) to transform your archipelago of personal computers into a shared, collaborative environment.</small></p> <p><small> <br> <strong>Change Management </strong></small><br> <small>The transition to alternative workspaces requires more than simply packing and moving. Employees need to understand the mission and be given the psychological tools which will allow them to invent the project's success. We offer a change management workshop that helps your executives and employees "take ownership" of the move. </small></p> <p><small> </small></p> <p><strong>Who We Are</strong></p> <p><small><strong>Stevan Alburty</strong> is an award-winning author and technology consultant.</small></p> <p><small>His feature stories have appeared in <em>Fast Company</em>, one of the hottest new business magazines in the country. His commentaries on business and technology have also appeared in <em>Upside</em>, <em>The New York Times</em> and newspapers throughout the country through Universal Press Syndicate. He has also been a monthly columnist for The Net magazine.</small></p> <p><small><br> For 17 years, Stevan Alburty was the Director of Information Systems for Chiat/Day Advertising, one of the legendary names in the marketing industry. It was Chiat/Day that launched Apple Computer's Macintosh in 1984 with a single 60-second spot that is still considered to be one of the most effective television commercials in history. Mr. Alburty also designed the technology infrastructure used by Chiat/Day for its boldly experimental "Virtual Office," a deskless, paperless office environment which received national media attention.</small></p> <p><small><br> He is also a popular international lecturer, receiving top response ratings at conferences for The Food Marketing Institute (U.S. and Asia); Digital World, Internet World, Seybold, the Fraunhofer Institut (Stuttgart), Stichting Marketing Conference (Belgium), and Universidad Santa Maria La Antigua (Panama.)</small></p> <p><small><br> Mr. Alburty is also a technology consultant, helping companies develop strategies for the use of the Internet for electronic commerce and customer service, as well as internally for information distribution, electronic workflow and the creation of online corporate communities. His clients have included Gateway Computers, MCI, Calvin Klein, and a number of advertising agencies, including BDDP, Ogilvy Mather, Lowe & Partners/SMS and J. Walter Thompson.</small></p> <p><small><br> <strong>Eve Luppert</strong> is the author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0399524118/qid%253D924542349/002-1807161-8258208">Rules for the Road: Surviving Your First Job Out of School</a>, published by Berkley Publishing, 1998. <br> <br> For fifteen years Ms. Luppert has been a human resources professional. For eight years she was the Vice President of Human Resources at Chiat/Day inc. Advertising, one of the hottest companies in America. She has coached workers from CEO's to the mail room staff in a variety of industries. Her experiences in coaching, change management, and building results-oriented organizations give you practical and innovative solutions to a variety of corporate issues.</small></p> <p><small><br> Ms. Luppert has been an invited speaker for the "freshman class" of Caterpillar Inc. where new employees receive a copy of her book. She has spoken at Washington Works, the New York City Chamber of Commerce and Telecommute '95, an international conference on alternative work arrangements. She has appeared on national radio and web-sites. Human Resource Executive, Success, and Benefits & Compensation Solutions magazines have all featured Ms. Luppert. </small></p> <p><small>While at Chiat/Day inc., Ms. Luppert was responsible for agency wide training, process re-engineering, software applications, and goal setting for the transition from a traditional to a virtual/telecommuting office.</small></p> <p><small><br> At ConnexT Inc., Ms Luppert created and implemented a plan to transform a slow, gatekeeper culture to a fast-paced software development firm. Ms. Luppert also developed the concept and design of a special telecommuting floor to support that culture shift.<br> She has facilitated the creation and implementation of standard operating procedures, created customized executive coaching, corporate colleges and presentation courses.</small></p> <p><small>Workscope 21, a Cornell University study of alternate work places, said of Ms. Luppert: "...she is often able to anticipate, prevent and solve problems." "This ad hoc one-woman customer service program is responsive, quick, and effective."</small></p> <p><small>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</small></p> <p><em><strong><small>PLEASE NOTE:<br> This site uses frames and your browser does appear to support them. You may need to obtain and install a more current version of your browser in order to visit this site.</small></strong></em></p> <p><br> </p> </body>