Sometimes the transition to working remotely may not be as smooth as we would like it to be. This guide presents some of the best practices for working from home, for managing your team remotely, finding balance between work and family, and staying fir both mentally and physically.
As you go along, you will find that working from home is not that different from working on-site. The good habits we have developed carry over into this new situation, and the new practices we develop now will continue to help when we return to the workplace.
7 Work-at-Home Ground Rules to Boost Your Productivity
Setting work-at-home ground rules for your family, yourself and even your coworkers. From The Balance Careers.
Flexjobs.com also gives insight on setting up a home office.
Home Office Ideas to Make Your Space Ideal for Work
Learn some tips and tricks to make your home office meet your needs from Hometalk.
Working From Home: 5 Environmental Factors Affecting Your Well-Being
8 Tips to Make Working from Home Work for You
Pro-tips for working remotely from NPR
10 Top Work from Home Productivity Tips (and How to Not Go Crazy!) (Video)
Tips from Pat Flynn, an architect, who has been working from home for 12 years.
Managing through Crisis: How to Work Remotely (video)
Video discusses everything from creating a routine and connecting with colleagues to using virtual presentations and flex work time to make the most out of working from home.
Here are some tips and best practices for working remotely.
This video-sharing app is a really fun way to video chat on your phone with multiple people. Complete with games like Pictionary and Heads Up, this app is especially fun to use with family!
This plugin allows you and multiple friends to simultaneously watch Netflix together without that difficult "3...2...1...GO!" that at least one person always goofs up. It also has a chat feature to keep you from having to bounce from tab to tab to share your thoughts on what you're watching!
Started as way for gamers to stay connected, this social app allows you to create your own chat channels with a virutally unlimited number of members. This app allows for text and audio-based chat, and the streaming of games and media. All you need to sign up is an email!