Working from home doesn’t work well for everyone. In certain cases, it’s exposing divides in types of living setups, in the ways people and organizations get work done, and in our individual needs for social interaction.

1. WORKING
EFFECTIVELY
FROMHOME

2. WHOSHOULDTAKETHIS
● Those already working from home, or aspiring to
● People in virtual teams or remote companies
● Someone who wants to run a Home Business as an entrepreneur,
self-employed or freelancer
● Someone who would enjoy increased freedom, flexibility, and
autonomy to make their own schedule and work environment choices

3. 01
WORKSPACE
02
WORKROUTINES
03
COMMUNICATION

4. Working from home doesn’t work well for everyone. In
certain cases, it’s exposing divides in types of living
setups, in the ways people and organizations get work
done, and in our individual needs for social
interaction.

5. When you work from the office, you have access to the
same space and infrastructure as your colleagues. But
that level playing field vanished when everyone
started working from home.

6. Working from home successfully isn’t just about
videoconferencing; it’s about processes and tools that
streamlines and enhances communication,
collaboration, and enables you do your best work.
—OFILILEWIS

7. 01.
WORKSPACE
SETUP

8. WORKSPACESETUP
Being successful working from home requires creating a
space that promotes efficiency in a non-traditional work
environment.

9. WORKSPACESETUP
WORKSPACE

10. WORKSPACESETUP
Your workspace options will depend on the size of your
home and available rooms, the nature of your work, and
any other residents

11. WORKSPACESETUP
This can be a spare room in the house that affords you
privacy and minimum distraction.
Dedicated Office

12. WORKSPACESETUP
This is the most popular room of the house to convert
into a home workspace, mainly because it is quick to set
up and is used only occasionally.
Dining Room

13. WORKSPACESETUP
Though by far the least expensive way to set up a home
workspace, using a spare corner of the house can have
some disadvantages. If you are not alone, you will have
to deal with a lack of privacy and noise.
Spare Corner

14. WORKSPACESETUP
Convert an existing room, couch, or even your bed into a
dual-purpose space: it is an office in the day and your
bedroom in the night.
Dual-purpose Space

15. WORKSPACESETUP
Irrespective of the resources at your disposal, what is
important is that you define a professional work area
that separates your work life from home life while you
work.

16. WORKSPACESETUP
Other workspace considerations

17. WORKSPACESETUP
Light
● Adequate lighting levels are critical to a productive and comfortable
workspace.
● Have sufficient indirect light to illuminate your workspace, so you can
easily read and see physical objects.

18. WORKSPACESETUP
Clutter
Clutter is anything that's untidy in your space.
● The physical environment of your workplace will have a significant
effect on the way that you work.
● The visual distraction of clutter increases cognitive overload and can
reduce your working memory.

19. WORKSPACESETUP
Have sufficient indirect light to illuminate your
workspace, so you can easily read and see physical
objects.

20. 02.
WORKROUTINES

21. WORKROUTINES
Routine is a set of actions (or just one action) performed
regularly or at specific intervals to bring order to your
day.

22. WORKROUTINES
Establish routines that prompt bursts of productivity
throughout your workday and help you maintain a proper
balance between your work life and personal life.

23. WORKroutines
BENEFITS OF WORK ROUTINES

24. WORKROUTINES
Planning can free you from this anxiety and create a
system that sparks focus and intention

25. WORKROUTINES
A routine provides structure and a logical sequence in
your work
Routines give structure to your work life

26. WORKROUTINES
You to know exactly what tasks you need to do each day
without having to contemplate, decide, or think too
much
Routines make you more efficient

27. WORKROUTINES
Routines help you to prioritize and decide what is
important to you
Routines make you available for what
matters

28. WORKroutines
HOW TO DEVELOP ROUTINES

29. WORKROUTINES
Reaching your goals doesn’t just take vision and
willpower. You also must establish routines that serve
those goals.

30. WORKROUTINES
For each routine to be most effective, it needs to be
developed for a specific purpose.
Start with the end goal

31. WORKROUTINES
Work backwards to determine what steps belong in your
routine.
Work backwards

32. WORKROUTINES
Mentally walk through your routine to see steps or
necessary resources that you might have overlooked.
Walk through it

33. WORKROUTINES
Complication is the enemy: the best routines are easy to
remember and as simple as possible.

34. 03.
COMMUNICATION
&
COLLABORATION

35. COMMUNICATION
Staying connected can be difficult when the team is
remote, and you can easily fall into the trap of limiting
communication to short message exchanges, especially
if your role is independent or you’re working in a
different time zone.

36. COMMUNICATION
What are the communication challenges for
distributed teams, who need to share
information, transfer meaning and understand
one another?

37. COMMUNICATION
Lack of visibility
This can be evident on 3 levels:
1. Who’s available?
2. How do we know who’s available?
3. Who’s working on what?

38. COMMUNICATION
Who’s available?
When you don’t see your team in person, it’s harder to know who’s at work
or who’s out to lunch.

39. COMMUNICATION
How do we know who’s available?
You can announce your availability by updating your status on your
communications platform or sharing your calendar with your team.
This could be the simple act that helps you communicate better.

40. COMMUNICATION
Who’s working on what?
● Who’s working on what project? Who’s the right person to ask about an
account?
● It’s easier to remember who’s working on what if your team is small.
But it is much harder for larger teams.
● Ideally you want to eliminate guesswork from your team’s
communication.

41. COMMUNICATION
Lack of context
Face to face communication has the added advantage of nonverbal cues that
cannot always be captured when communicating with someone remotely.
Context puts meaning into the message. Provide context when you
communicate with your teammates about something. More context = less
misunderstandings.

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