10 tips for working remotely during the quarantine of the coronavirus
How to work remotely during the coronavirus? Here are our 10 tips to keep a similar productivity by structuring your day and adapting your work pace!
Yes Help remote work is daily for each of us, it is not the case for all! Some professionals are now forced to adopt this new habit because of VOCID-19 containment. Even if the tasks remain the same, working remotely implies significant differences. We reveal in this article 10 golden rules to help you live this period as normally as possible. You'll see, it's not that hard!
1. Have good Internet access
Internet is the engine of all remote work! You need a good connection to communicate with your team, colleagues and clients. So make sure you have an excellent connection available, reliable and fast to work in the best conditions and do not waste time unnecessarily because of low flow.
2. Organize your independence
If you live with other people, let them know the importance of your work and your need for calmness! The ideal is to have a separate room to avoid unnecessary disturbance every 5 minutes. Otherwise, a small corner away from the back and forth can do the job perfectly. It is important to feel comfortable in your new workspace.
3. Communicate
In a context of face-to-face work, communication is already a key element for the proper functioning of a company. She's even more in quarantine! Several tools now facilitate good communication between colleagues. At Help, we use the Google Calendar to organize our schedule day and week and Slack as instant messaging. Organize video conferencing, one on one to allow the team to stay in visual contact!
4. Be organized
The flexibility of remote work does not rule out good organisation! Whether you are an employee or an employer, this requires more rigour than some think. Letting it go can greatly affect your results. Planning your day or week optimizes your working time! It is a valuable help that guides you to carry out your tasks, which is essential for remote work.
5. Define your goals
Don't throw yourself head down in your work! Take your pen and set goals taking into account your results in your company. You must know what direction to take and why! Your goals define your pace of work. They must be achievable in order not to generate additional stress. A realistic goal helps you to work remotely more serenely.
6. Prioritize your tasks
It's inevitable, you have to define your priorities! The Eisenhower matrix is an excellent tool: identify urgent and important tasks and differentiate them from non-important and non-urgent tasks. You save time and flexibility for the rest of your work! A task, a deadline. This is the rule of efficient work! Setting a deadline for each of your tasks guarantees more efficiency. It is not a question of imposing a rigid and unavoidable delay. Think that the end of a task is synonymous with a well-deserved break!
7. Flexibility
Be flexible! If this is for you a first remote work experience, it is quite normal that you need time to find your marks. So be flexible with your goals and guidelines. Any excess is harmful, it is also valid for work. Zapper breaks is counterproductive! Take a few minutes to take care of yourself every day. The best is to leave your post, drink and take a snack, go out on the balcony or in the courtyard or just take a few steps home.
8. Stay informed
The world is boiling! New information comes to us every day, the government can end this quarantine at any time. Working remotely does not rhyme with cutting off from the real world. Stay informed, opportunities can also emerge from this crisis! You can very well foresee a "actual" task in your day.
9. Stay positive
Coronavirus is not a fatality! Try not to stress yourself too much about the results of your business. Keep in mind that remote work is an opportunity you are experiencing! If you are a manager, you will find further tips in this Article to manage your team successfully.
10. Delegate
The best way to move forward faster is to devote yourself to the essentials. To do this, entrust certain tasks to professionals as well as those of our team: copywriters, virtual assistants... You gain in time and therefore in productivity. Hire virtual talentsIt's now!
These 10 tips can greatly help you manage your work remotely with a master hand during this period of VOCID-19 containment. Don't hesitate to us contact for any question, we are at your disposal! Good telework!
