Remote Working Part 1 – How to guide – Introduction
Obviously not everybody is allowed to work remotely as many jobs require people to be at their office or travel to undertake their duties in person. But for those of us have the chance to work remotely then I thought it would be useful to share my experiences and give some practical guidance by putting it on the web with the sole objective of providing helpful timesavers for adapting to remote working or managing remote workers.
I should warn you that there are a substantial number of so called ’experts’ on the web who will try and persuade you to purchase information for enormous sums of money, believe me you don’t have to do this.
I am lucky enough to be allowed to work wherever I choose and just about everybody who asks me what job I do wants to get an idea of how I am able to work remotely. Don’t misinterpret me I am still developing the art of remote working as each day I discover individuals on the net who teach me new methods and I am continually coming across new software and methods that make my life simpler and make me more efficient.
Over the past seven years I have slowly but surely adapted my working practices to allow me to do the majority of my work remotely with a kit of web tools and robust self management. One early morning whilst surfing the net I found Quickbooks online and this inspired me as to what just might be possible. My encounter with ’hosted’ ‘on demand’ small business accounting software was a significant event for me and the start of my ‘remote working life.
I want to inform you up front that successfully working remotely is as much about the tools as it is about self management. Working remotely also means getting across to your co-workers, supervisors and customers as to what they can expect and how they will maintain contact with you.
In ‘Remote Working Part 2 – Why self discipline is important’ I talk about how to focus.
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