Remote Working Part 1 – The Rough Guide – Summary
Obviously not everyone can work remotely as many types of employment require us to go to their place of work or travel to perform their work face to face. But for those of us who are allowed to work remotely then I thought it would be useful to share my experiences and give some practical guidance by distributing it on the web in the hope that I could give others valuable advice for adapting to remote working or managing remote workers.
I can tell you that there are a substantial number of so called ’experts’ online who will try and get you to buy information for big sums of cash, believe me you don’t need to do this.
I am blessed to be allowed to work wherever I choose and just about everybody who asks me what work I do wants to understand how I manage to work remotely. Don’t misinterpret me I am still developing the science of remote working as everyday I meet tribes on the Internet who show me new ways and I am continually unearthing new packages and processes that make my life simpler and improve my productivity.
In the past 7 years I have immensely adapted my working practices to let me to do most of my work remotely with a kit of web tools and robust self management. One early morning whilst exploring the web I came across Quickbooks online and this made me aware of what just might be possible. The discovery of ’hosted’ ‘on demand’ small business accounting software was the turning point for me and the launch pad of my ‘remote working experience.
I have to tell you up front that efficiently working remotely is as much about the systems as it is about self discipline. Working remotely also means putting it to your co-workers, managers and customers as to what they can expect and how they will communicate with you.
In ‘Remote Working Part 2 – Effective working styles’ I show you how to focus.
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