Making Your Remote Office a Success
Quick steps to make working from home a breeze
With the unique challenge of working and keeping businesses going during COVID-19, having a remote office has become our new normal but it can still be an unknown, possibly even stressful, factor amid these disruptive and uncertain times.
It’s more important now than ever to keep your mental and emotional well-being in check, as well as that of your employees and staff.
SET SCHEDULES
Keeping a regular, and realistic, schedule is vital. Plan your day as if you were in the office with a start time, lunch time and quitting time. Make sure you allow technology-free time to pamper yourself, whether that’s reading a book, working on a jigsaw puzzle or a soothing bath.
HAVE A DEDICATED WORK SPACE
You don’t need a room specifically for your home office but find space that is to be your work area during work hours. This can be a corner in your bedroom, living room or on your kitchen table. Tell your family this is your work area during your scheduled work times. After hours, it can go back to its intended use.
GIVE YOURSELF A BREAK
Working from home doesn’t (and shouldn’t) mean parking yourself at your desk 24–7. Your mind and body need…