For many people, the COVID-19 outbreak is extremely draining, drastically altering their daily lives. All members of society, especially employers and employees, should take steps to safeguard themselves and one another and assist prevent the disease from spreading further.
WHO is offering guidance and updated information on COVID-19, as well as how businesses can safeguard their employees, what precautions they can take in the workplace, and other pertinent information.
Most, if not all, people were forced to work from home as a result of the epidemic (WFH). As a result, most governments have made WFH a policy priority. The policies must be created with the practicality of both employers and employees in mind.
Working from home can be a big challenge at times, No matter how much you love your work, and sometimes it’s hard to stay productive when you’re working from home. And it’s not surprising — the comforts of home have a way of luring you into a false sense of security where an unproductive state is just a hop and skip away.
It may be hard to believe, but there are actually several ways that you can make working from home productive and fun! Here are some tips on how to do just that.
1. Focus on being profitable
Remember that even though you’re working from home, you have the same goals as you would at a formal workplace. You need to earn your keep and bring in a profit for yourself and your business.
Don’t start your day off by looking at a wall calendar. Instead, look at your business numbers and methodically work toward earning a profit for the month.
2. Put work in perspective
A good way to do this is to make time for yourself every single day of the year! Don’t let time pass without spending just as much time with yourself as you would with work if you were working regularly at an office or live-in office environment.
Put the phone down and do things you love, like go to the gym, take a long walk, hang out with friends or family.
You need to make time for yourself every single day of the year!
3. Separate work and family
Try not to bring your work home with you; leave it there at your office space so you can enjoy family time without worrying about work.
You’ll find that you’re more productive at work when you do this; spend your time at home on things that make you happy beyond just making money.
4. Be honest with yourself about what’s making you unproductive
If family needs are getting in the way of work, address these issues as soon as possible so they don’t become problems later on.
Be honest with yourself about the things that are causing you to be unproductive, and handle them as soon as possible.
5. Set clear boundaries and expectations with family.
If you’re working from home, you’ll have to set clear boundaries with family members; they should know what you expect from them and vice versa.
Make sure to establish these boundaries as soon as possible so that everyone knows what’s expected of them.
6. Make time for connections
When you’re working from home, it’s easy to make all of your “work” connections and not acknowledge the connections within your own immediate surroundings — those who are close to you in real life.
Take the time to make connections with family members and friends as well, even if you don’t see them very often.
7. Go out to networks and events
Go to local networking events and meet other people that are working from home, or from other remote locations; you’ll find that this is a great way to stay in touch with your profession while meeting people at the same time.
This is especially important if you want to be an entrepreneur; getting out there and showing people what you do in the market is crucial if you want to connect with other entrepreneur-types.
8. Keep a decent schedule — even if it’s just for you!
You will have to keep a decent schedule whenever you’re working from home, whether it’s in the evenings when family members are sleeping or in the mornings when they’re up and about.
I recommend having a “block” of time during the day for yourself; set aside an hour to exercise or just read a magazine or book.
9. Put in long hours when you’re working from home.
Because you don’t have an office job, you’re going to have to work hard during the times when you are working.
Remember, no one’s looking at your butt in your home office; you need to put in long hours of work whenever they’re necessary.
10. Don’t get comfortable with working from home.
Don’t get used to working at home and not working at all. This is a great way to get in trouble, especially if you don’t feel productive no matter how much you work for a given period of time.
Work as hard as you can during your work day, and when night comes, make sure to unwind by taking a long walk or going to the gym.
Wrapping Up:
Work from home (WFH) is advantageous to both businesses and employees.
Reduction in commute timing, evasion of workplace politics, use of a lesser amount of office area, increased enthusiasm and motivation, enhanced gender diversity (for e.g. women & career opportunity), improved workforces by means of lesser absenteeism & turnover, high talent withholding, job satisfaction, & better efficiency are just a few of the benefits.
On the contrary, the Flaws of WFH consist of the distorted border line between work & your family, social isolation, distractions, employees bearing all the expenses related to WFH.
Keeping your workers engaged and allowing them to work remotely during the COVID-19 outbreak might be difficult but adopting some simple strategies to keep your team engaged may go a long way toward ensuring ‘productive’ remote working.
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