Slides shown during our Remote 101 session geared towards Bahamians looking to join the global remote workforce. Event sponsored by HAP, Microsoft, Global Sun Integration Management, and MJA Group Executive and Career Coaching

1. REMOTE WORK
PRESENTERS:
RHONDA ELDRIDGE & RASHAN SMITH
Facilitators: Microsoft Teams
101

2. Rashan, Rhonda,
Kevin Microsoft Teams Member
Learning How to Learn Faster
Remote Work 101 Shelter Mode
Remote Work 101 Filter-Focus-Find
02INTRODUCTION PRESENTATION
01
Harnessing More Opportunities
CONCLUSION
04MICROSOFT TEAMS
Filter > Focus > Find
03

3. The Great Pause of 2020.
This is a defining moment.
Nothing new.
Humans have experienced this before..
In 1930 - 1945.
The Great QUESTION 2020.
Will we come out of this taking care
of each other OR taking care of
self?
- Ray Dalio

4. Rashan
Rhonda
Microsoft Teams
All Humans on a Digital
Platform
01.

5. WHO ARE WE?
Microsoft Teams

6. Learning
How
To
Learn
faster
Adapt. Think Exponential. Lifelong.
02.

7. The Great PAUSE 2020
Disruption of Being Human & Human Skills
The International Labour Organization (ILO):
~ ½ VULNERABLE GLOBAL WORKFORCE at immediate risk of losing their
livelihood
~ IMPACT | Jobs | Work | Income | Well-Being
~ SOCIO-ECONOMIC: Global Shut-Down | Lock-Down | Nations+Economies
~ PROLONGED: office, plant closures, working hours
~ MENTAL (PSYCHE): Existential Anxiety | Fear | Well-being
~ WORST HIT: Manufacturing, accommodation, food services, wholesale &
retail trade, real estate and business activities (esp. small businesses)
Human Empathy | Compassion | Awareness | Call to Action by ALL

8. The Great PAUSE 2020
Our Emerging
Blended World

9. Communication
Collaboration (Teamwork)
CATEGORIES OF 21st CENTURY HUMAN SKILLS
Ways of Working
Creativity & Innovation
Critical Thinking
Problem-solving
Decision-making
Learning How to Learn (faster)
Ways of Thinking
Source: Assessment & Teaching of 21C Skills ATCS

10. Citizenship (local & global)
Life & Career
Personal & Social Responsibility
Cultural Awareness & Competences
Skills for Living in the World
Information & Communications
Technology (ICT)
Information Literacy
Tools for Working
Source: Assessment & Teaching of 21C Skills ATCS
CATEGORIES OF 21st CENTURY HUMAN SKILLS

11. LEARNING HOW TO LEARN faster
● Unlearning, relearning, always
learning mindset
● Linear to Exponential
● Get 10x value every learning hour
● Faster & Better to Situation ADAPT
● Antifragility Mindset & Being
● Habits: Filter-Focus-Find
● One Method: Chuncking
2427949300 vs 242-794-9300

12. LEARNING HOW TO LEARN faster
e-learning (900+ Institutions; 1000s topics)
self learning
traditional literacies
classroom (virtual & physical)
Podcasts
Virtual Meetups
YouTube, Vimeo
Knowledge & Conversation Partners
eBooks
Audio Books
Book summaries (eg blinklist)
Meditation (calming the mind)
Reducing Noise to Filter>Focus>Find

13. Remote Work
Filter
Focus
Find
Adapt. Think Exponential. Lifelong.
02.

14. POWER vs EMPOWERMENT
A Call to Action
by Self
for Self
and others

15. REMOTE WORK

16. ● WHY REMOTE WORK?
● REMOTE WORK ESSENTIALS AND
ENVIRONMENT SETUP
● FINDING A REMOTE JOB
● NEW SKILLS RESOURCES
● DEMO USE CASE EXAMPLE*
TOPICS THAT WILL BE COVERED:

17. https://www.owllabs.com/state-of-remote-work/2019https://www.flexjobs.com/blog/post/remote-work-statistics/
WHY REMOTE WORK?

18. WHY REMOTE WORK?
https://lp.buffer.com/state-of-remote-work-2020https://www.owllabs.com/state-of-remote-work/2019

19. WHY REMOTE WORK?
https://www.flexjobs.com/blog/post/remote-work-statistics/

20. WORK ENVIRONMENT ESSENTIALS
COMPUTER & DESK/WORKSTATION AUDIO/MIC/WEBCAM EQUIPMENT BACKUP INTERNET AND
POWER

21. COMMUNICATION ESSENTIALS
MESSAGING VIDEO CONFERENCING (check for plugins!) MEETING/SCHEDULING/TIME
MANAGEMENT

22. JOB SEARCH ESSENTIALS - ONLINE PRESENCE
CREATE AN ONLINE PRESENCE: LINKEDIN PROFILE
● FULLY DESCRIBE ALL OF YOUR SKILLS AND
EXPERIENCES (VIRTUAL RESUME)
● NETWORK WITH OTHER PROFESSIONALS LOCALLY
AND GLOBALLY
● JOIN SPECIFIC INTEREST GROUPS
● APPLY FOR JOB OPPORTUNITIES

23. WORK SEARCH ESSENTIALS - FINDING WORK
LINKEDIN SEARCH

24. GIG SEARCH ESSENTIALS - FINDING YOUR GIG
FIVERR.COM - FREELANCERS

25. JOB SEARCH ESSENTIALS - FINDING JOBS
UPWORK.COM - FREELANCERS

26. JOB SEARCH ESSENTIALS - FINDING JOBS
FLEXJOBS.COM (REQUIRES SUBSCRIPTION)

27. JOB SEARCH ESSENTIALS - FINDING JOBS
WEWORKREMOTELY.COM (ONLINE SEARCH “top remote global companies”)

28. LEARNING NEW SKILLS - COURSERA
COURSERA.COM

29. LEARNING NEW SKILLS - EDX
EDX.ORG

30. JOB SEARCH ESSENTIALS - FINDING JOBS
TEACH ENGLISH ONLINE

31. Microsoft
Teams
Adapt. Think Exponential. Lifelong.
03.

32. What’s
HAPpening
Next?
May 16: Digital Payments
May 23: Innov8social
May 30: Digital Branding
June: 21C Learning
04.

33. www.bit.ly/remote242survey
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Feedback Loops.
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