Working from home has its perks, but it also has its challenges.
Let's go over some tips to ensure
you excel at working from home.
Keeping a normal routine is key to staying
productive while working at home.
Try to wake up around the same time each morning,
get ready for the day
even if you don't plan on leaving home,
and take normal breaks and a lunch
just like you would in the office.
Make yourself available at the same time as your teammates.
This is especially important when
working on projects that require collaboration and open lines
of communication.
Having digital face-to-face communication with co-workers
helps people feel connected with their team and the work
they do together.
It's also good to keep weekly one-on-one meetings
to check in and connect on work and life.
Create a space for normal conversation
with your teammates whether it be
in a slack channel or a weekly meeting via video call,
having digital water cooler conversations
can boost camaraderie and even generate great ideas.
Perhaps one of the most important things to have
is a way for everyone to submit work receive feedback and get
approvals.
Long email chains are not the place for this.
Instead use one of the many task management applications
available to track and streamline
the work your team is doing.
Each person on your team was hired for a reason -
because they're good at what they do.
Trusting that they will accomplish tasks
on their own while working from home
is crucial to a productive work from home environment.
While the tips in this video are not an end all solution
they are a great start to forming productive habits
and excelling at working from home.