Remote Working Part 1 – Summary
31 07 2009Obviously not all of us is allowed to work remotely as many types of employment require us to consistently attend their place of work or travel to perform their duties in person. But for those of us who are able to work remotely then I thought it would be useful to share my experiences and present some practical guidance by putting it online with the sole objective of providing useful timesavers for adapting to remote working or supervising remote workers.
I would caution you that there are many self proclaimed ‘gurus’ out there who will try and get you to buy guides for vast sums of money, trust me you don’t have to do this.
I am privileged to be able to work in whatever location I choose and just about everyone who asks me what job I do wants to know how I am able to work remotely. Don’t get me wrong here I am still developing the science of remote working as all of the time I bump into individuals on the net who show me new methods and I am constantly coming across new packages and approaches that make my life simpler and improve my productivity.
During the past 7 years I have substantially adapted my working methods to let me to do just about all of my work remotely with a collection of internet tools and rigid self discipline. One day whilst exploring the Internet I came across Quickbooks online and this brought to my attention what just might be possible. My discovery of ’cloud’ based ‘on demand’ small business accounting software was inspiration for me and the beginning of my ‘remote working life.
I should say up front that productively working remotely is as much about the software as it is about self discipline. Working remotely also means stating to your team members, superiors and clients as to what they can expect and how they will interact with you.
In ‘Remote Working Part 2 – Staying focused and maintaining concentration’ I steer you through how to focus.
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