Main Takeaways: - How to manage the craziness of being cooped up at home at this particular time of the - pandemic - How to establish yourself as a Product Leader while working remotely - The hazards of remote work, especially remote leadership, and how to get around them - How to set up an effective system for you and your team to build productively while still having a life!

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WFH or WTF?!
How to Remotely Work,
Manage & Lead
Jocelyn Miller

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Who I Am
● > 15 years experience working at and training
companies, including Amazon, Google, and Zazzle
● Personal accelerator, career coach, corporate
trainer, consultant, speaker
● Have helped people like you achieve well into 6
figure incomes, dream jobs, and a better
work-life balance.
● Trained and coached 1000’s of people
● Degree in Cognitive Science and Computer Science
from Dartmouth College

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By the end of this session, you will:
● Better be able to manage the craziness of global
pandemics and everyone WFH.
● How to act as a leader while working remotely--and
helping others to calm down and support.
● Understand the hazards of remote work--and how to
overcome those hazards!
● How to set up an effective system that helps you get
things done while still keeping your SANITY!

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Hazard 1: Letting PANIC set in
● Scared about what is next
● Social isolation feelings (introverts dream, extroverts
nightmare)
● Letting negative feelings take over -- whether due to
yourself, your living situation, fears, connectivity issues,
etc

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Tip 1: Managing YOU <3
● Your Space
○ Create a separate (sound / visual) space if possible
● Your Family
○ Mealtimes, separate space, together times too
● Your SELF
○ Meditation, connecting with others, opening windows,
‘safe’ walks / outside time, deep breathing, routines*
○ Keep eating and DRINKING WATER -- use that TP ;)
○ “How can I make the most of this?”

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Tip 1: Managing SELF Toolkit
● Mind
○ Meditation -
Headspace, Calm,
SimplyBeing, Insight
Timer
○ Journalling
○ Gratitude Journal
○ Peak State
● Body
○ Food & Water - More
healthy, less chips ;)
○ Exercise - 8Fit,
DailyYoga
○ Posture - Ergo ideal,
not bed, stand up!
○ Telehealth

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Hazard 2: Not Being Connected
● Could be literal connectivity issues
● Could be a lack of clarity on who is doing what, where,
why, how? Lack of clarity on expectations - what do YOU
need to do? (ex: no hallway / water cooler chats now)
● What tools to use?
● How do you use them?
● What if others aren’t quite on board yet?

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Tip 2: Establishing & Maintaining Connection
● Personally & Professionally - 88 year old grandfather is
cooped up!
● Video where and when possible
● Create a set of expectations / new norms (ex daily
standup)
● Set up and test tools together
○ BE PATIENT with yourself and others <3

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Tip 2: Connection Toolkit
● Zoom
● Slack
● Webex*
● Email
● Phone
● MS - Skype, Teams
● GSuite - Hangouts, Drive
● Miro
● Mural

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Hazard 3: Lack of Clarity, Purpose & Focus
● It’s easy to get distracted
○ Clutter? Kids? Spouse? Roommates? Pets? Netflix?
● WFH requires a lot more discipline and focus
● Difficulties with knowing what to do next
● Anything that was unclear before is less clear now (Q2
plan? Top priorities?)

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Tip 3: FOCUS
● Set up your daily TODO list - either first thing in the
morning, or last thing before you end your day
○ “If you don’t make a plan, you plan to fail” -Benjamin
Franklin
● Overcommunicate with your teams - clarifying both what
you are doing and what others are doing
● Set & share working hours (ex: timezones, childcare)
● One device at a time (ex: desktop, phone)
● Form Our Clarity Until Synchronized

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Tip 3: FOCUS Toolkit
● Evernote
● Keep
● OneNote
● Getting Things Done
● Asana
● Basecamp
● Jira
● Trello

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How Can You Make The Most Of This?
● The world just got sent to it’s room
● Huge amount of time to reflect
● Use your time at home for self-reflection and
understand the things you value
○ Things you LOVE will be exaggerated
○ Things you HATE will become clear
● Winter is here. Time to plant seeds.

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Recap

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We Covered
● How to best manage ourselves and our
environment during this time of uncertainty.
● Approaches for connecting and
collaborating with our teams to keep
moving forward.
● How to act as a leader for you, your team,
and your family.

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What You Need Right Now to Win
1. Manage YOU!
○ Your family, your
space, and
yourself--mind & body!
○ Meditate, Journal
○ Shower, Eat, Drink
(water ;))
2. Establish & Maintain
Connection
3. FOCUS - Form Our Clarity
Until Synchronized
4. Reflect & Plant Seeds
If you take these steps, you will succeed in getting through this
situation and setting yourself up for balance and ongoing
success!

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You can take these tips and use all of them
(and I hope you will!) to successfully get
through this uncertain time OR
If you need more help , you can take me up
on a free breakthrough strategy session
where I will personally unlock the code for
you.
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