20 Tips for Working From Home
Starting around March 2020, more people than ever before began working from home, and quite suddenly. Organizations and individuals didn't have time to prepare for remote work or think about the best ways to transition teams, processes, and culture to an online-only environment. No one knew (or yet knows) how long the COVID-19 pandemic—and thus an increased number of remote workers—would last.
If you're new to the work-from-home lifestyle, whether due to the coronavirus or because you've managed to find a remote-based job, you may have found that you need to change your habits and routines to make working from home a success.
I've worked 100 percent remotely for more than seven years all told, most of it long before the COVID-19 pandemic started, and I have even written a book on remote work. Several of my friends and colleagues have led entire careers from home offices. Each of us faces unique challenges working remotely, not only because of our different personalities, but also due to our various lifestyles and the type of work we do. Still, many of the core issues we face as remote workers are the same.
Everyone who works remotely has to figure out when to work, where to work, and how to create boundaries between work and personal life. What about office equipment, career development, training opportunities, and building relationships with colleagues?
Working remotely, especially when working from home most of the time, means figuring out these issues and others. Here are 20 tips for leading a better and more productive remote-work life, based on my experience and what I've learned from others.
Set a schedule and stick to it...most of the time. Having clear guidelines for when to work and when to call it a day helps
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