Tips For Smart Remote Working

Category: Total VDO Date Published: August 15,2022

   Tips for Smart Remote Working

 Remote work is on the rise. It is no longer a question of whether this working style is here to stay - it definitely is and due to COVID, it is likely to become mainstream.

A behind-the-scenes look into the experiences of being a remote worker shows that remote work has perks, as well its own set of challenges.

The Three Areas of Smart Remote Work

When the office exodus started, few were ready for it. Now, equipped with many hard-won lessons from remote workers all around the globe, it is becoming easier to do, if you follow a few smart remote working tips.

Broadly speaking, the advice on how to bring your ‘A’ game to remote work each day can be broken down into 3 areas

 1) time-management

 2) communication

 3) healthy habits 

    The Best Remote Work Tips for Remote Workers

  1. Have a better handle on your time management and scheduled breaks

Working remotely is a different medium: like the difference between radio and television. Both broadcast information, but in very different ways.

“One of the keys to this new remote medium is being more conscientious about how we use our time,” stresses Lisette Sutherland, author of Work Together Anywhere: A Handbook on Remote Working, a guide to the best systems and practices for remote workers, managers, and teams of any size.

2. Get better at asynchronous communication, since it means fewer interruptions

  The next step is to evaluate whether or not a meeting is necessary or if the conversation is done asynchronously. For example: if it is a status update, perhaps it can be posted in a Slack channel or in a tool like iDoneThis.com. For presentations, consider recording a video and sending it for participants to watch before the meeting starts.

3. Master the core struggles of remote work: communication, collaboration, loneliness

   One of the major disadvantages of remote work is feeling alone. Isolation can lead to low morale, and even depression, resulting in poor performance.

  The most reliable thing to combat loneliness is to actually talk to (not text!) a friend or family member every day. It’s important to hear a real voice and laughs, which just don’t come across in emojis.