Coronavirus global pandemic has made us work from home (WFH),
and now it has been considered as the future of work. Initially, it was
confined to the IT field but now other sectors have also started working from
home. Amidst the growing
fear and havoc that coronavirus has caused globally, companies around the world
have asked their employees to work from home. While self-isolation and
lockdowns are helping, work from home is helping maintain some balance in the
economic crisis. But how to work from home while the depressing news on
Covid-19 keeps making the rounds in the daily news There are many
challenges both from the employer’s and employees’ perspectives regarding
working from home. While work from home may seem cool and comfortable but, it is
not always a bed of roses. In fact, if you don’t maintain a well-scheduled
routine while working from home, you are bound to lose track and land up in
stress. So, we’ve come up with a few tips that will help you to work-from-home
efficiently in uncertain times!
1. Create a regular work schedule
The first step to
ensure that your work-from-home plan is a success is to set a regular schedule.
By planning a work schedule, and implementing the same you ou will get more
work done productively within the set time frame. This will ensure you are
accountable for work as well as the organization for which you work.
There are many
hurdles working from home but there are lots of ways to keep you working productively from any location Whether
you work from home every day, a couple of times per week or per month, or even
if you’re just working from home while you are not well, if you work
efficiently and smartly you more productive and efficient employee.
2.
Set boundaries for personal and
professional tasks
Work from home will
definitely be a challenge to you because friends and family who have never
worked from home will feel you are not in the office so you can work whenever u
feel like with the laptop or computer.Also, you have to have different ways of dealing with kids,
pets, and other family and other distractions.
In this situation, you need to isolate yourself from your family
members or friends while working. You need to set boundaries in your personal
and professional life and convey the same to your family. This helps to keep
your personal and professional time separate by reducing unnecessary stress of
both office and home.
3. Design a home office
While working from
home, you will often get the tempting thought of working from the bed in your
comfortable zone here’s an advice for you – don’t ever do it! This will not
only affect your productivity but also ruin your mindset to work from
home.
That’s why we suggest
that you create a home office for yourself at home. Either set up a separate
room for your work or set up a table and chair where no one can disturb you.
This will make sure that when you are working from home, you are totally in the
office environment and mindset.
You need to have a designated workspace with the right
technology. You require a separate workspace, Internet service that meets your
need, a workable schedule you need to follow, a backup system in case of load
shedding, and different ways to connect with others.
Remember to keep your workspace organized as it will reduce
chaos. Nobody can or should work continuously breaks are a must, especially in
a stressful time like this as short breaks will help you distress yourself.
4. Listen to Music
Music is considered as the soul of every heart so after long
monotonous task music can always come to your rescue. Music is considered very
useful when you are doing repetitive tasks.
5. Keep in touch with your colleague
While many of us are
working from within the comfort of our homes, it is important to stay in the loop
of the office. Remember that the situation we’re in today is that of physical
distancing. To
work effectively from home, you'll need to make sure you have the latest
technology and you should know different ways to stay connected with the team
members. Thanks to ever-evolving technologies like Business Apps for Internal
communication like Skype, Whatsapp, Facetime, Slack, Zoom for online video
conferencing, Google Hangouts, andcloud computing—not to mention
texting and email—help you get connected with colleagues, boss and clients
6. Know the rules of office
You need to follow the
ground rules set by the employer like
·
Whether your boss requires a nine-to-five schedule or is there
flexibility of work.
·
When your boss does need to have an online meeting with you?
·
Are you allowed to work on public Wi-Fi?
·
Which tech tools you need to use for video conferencing, Zoom
Slack or Microsoft Teams for group chats,
·
What needs to be used for project management?
·
Ensures that you have the appropriate equipment, such as a
laptop, as well as network access, passcodes, and instructions for remote
login, power backup etc.
7. Get the internet speed you need
Proper Internet speed
with better bandwidth and low latency will help you speed up your work and be
more productive.
8. Use phone apps
If your job involves
making long- distance and/or international calls, Google Hangouts, Whats App,
and Skype all let you call over the Internet across the globe on the cheap. And
if you and the person you're calling are on the same service, the call will be
free.
While you are saving a
lot of travelling time, it is always good to up-skill yourself with latest
technologies.
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