United States | Top Tips for Working from Home

Rebecca Crick - 01.04.202020200401

Top Tips for Working from Home

United States | Top Tips for Working from Home

As Vibe Manager, people are at the heart of what I do, and there’s been some big changes about how people work lately. Luckily, we’ve got a bit of experience working from home already…. So, we asked our crew to send us tips and tricks about working from home. Here’s what they had to say:

United States | Top Tips for Working from Home

United States | Top Tips for Working from Home Maintain routine, get ready in the morning like you would any other working day, wake up, have breakfast and get dressed for work

United States | Top Tips for Working from Home Block out lunch breaks in your calendar and ensure you take them

United States | Top Tips for Working from Home Have a realistic to do list and to manage your time effectively

United States | Top Tips for Working from Home Revisit your to do list throughout the day and keep it regularly updated

United States | Top Tips for Working from Home Carve out time in your calendar to focus on your tasks, prioritise the tasks and ensure anything not achieved that day is moved higher in the priority list for the following day

United States | Top Tips for Working from Home Agree on work/life boundaries with your family and friends. Ensure they understand that even though you are working from home, you are still working as if you were in the office

United States | Top Tips for Working from Home Use Outlook calendar to do list and appointments to keep yourself on track

United States | Top Tips for Working from Home Work in blocks – set shorter timeframes taking regular breaks

United States | Top Tips for Working from Home Start work early so you can finish earlier this way you have more time to spend with your family

United States | Top Tips for Working from Home Keep an eye on the time, personal and work time can easily become blurred

United States | Top Tips for Working from Home Make sure you disconnect when the working day is over and focus on “me” time

MENTAL & PHYSICAL HEALTH

United States | Top Tips for Working from Home Play vinyl over Spotify/streaming music between calls when in focus mode

United States | Top Tips for Working from Home Keep regular contact with the crew, Set 15 mins per day to talk to 1 colleague and rotate through the week

United States | Top Tips for Working from Home Create a WhatsApp group with your immediate team and have it running from a web interface, use this to chat and joke throughout the day, this lightens up the day

United States | Top Tips for Working from Home Switch on the camera when having Teams meetings and engage face to face

United States | Top Tips for Working from Home Play with the little ones at home during your break

United States | Top Tips for Working from Home Staying connected with the crew is crucial for mental wellbeing

United States | Top Tips for Working from Home Celebrate your achievements each day, be proud of the work you have achieved

United States | Top Tips for Working from Home Stand up and walk around as much as possible, it is easy to sit at a home desk for the full day. Take the dog for a walk, do some exercise and clear your mind.

United States | Top Tips for Working from Home Be kind and empathetic to each other, some crew who are not used to working at home may find isolation over the coming weeks very difficult. Ensure you check in on each other

United States | Top Tips for Working from Home Allow yourself to acknowledge that this is a tough time, its natural to feel concerned and sometimes not in the right head-space

United States | Top Tips for Working from Home Don’t leave snacks or drinks at your desk so you will need to stand up and walk for some exercises when you need them

United States | Top Tips for Working from Home Stand up in meetings (where appropriate) and stretch your legs

United States | Top Tips for Working from Home Stay hydrated

ENVIRONMENTAL

United States | Top Tips for Working from Home Ensure you have a dedicated “office” space set up, somewhere quiet so you can focus and have a privacy for colleague, customer and partner calls

United States | Top Tips for Working from Home Be mindful of background noise when on calls

United States | Top Tips for Working from Home If you can, work where there is a view, this makes you feel less enclosed

United States | Top Tips for Working from Home Always keep a surplus of coffee on hand!

United States | Top Tips for Working from Home Where possible, have some variety in your work space i.e. work outside in the sunshine for a little bit

United States | Top Tips for Working from Home Use the right tools, have monitors set up correctly, a good UC headset (wireless if possible so you can move around on calls, support your feet if using a stand up desk etc.

United States | Top Tips for Working from Home Don’t allow yourself to be distracted, work time is work time. Switch of the Netflix and focus during your “work hours”

United States | Top Tips for Working from Home Do not work in your bedroom, but in an area of the house that you typically wouldn’t spend much time – this way it feels a little more separate to your personal space

United States | Top Tips for Working from Home Set up your desktop ergonomically

United States | Top Tips for Working from Home Make sure you laptop is fully charged and your charger is always within handy reach

 

Send us your top tip from working from home!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUBMISSION!

United States | Top Tips for Working from Home

The form was submitted successfully.

Join the Insentra Community with the Insentragram Newsletter

Hungry for more?

If you’re waiting for a sign, this is it.

We’re a certified amazing place to work, with an incredible team and fascinating projects – and we’re ready for you to join us! Go through our simple application process. Once you’re done, we will be in touch shortly!

Who is Insentra?

Imagine a business which exists to help IT Partners & Vendors grow and thrive.

Insentra is a 100% channel business. This means we provide a range of Advisory, Professional and Managed IT services exclusively for and through our Partners.

Our #PartnerObsessed business model achieves powerful results for our Partners and their Clients with our crew’s deep expertise and specialised knowledge.

We love what we do and are driven by a relentless determination to deliver exceptional service excellence.

United States | Top Tips for Working from Home

Insentra ISO 27001:2013 Certification

SYDNEY, WEDNESDAY 20TH APRIL 2022 – We are proud to announce that Insentra has achieved the  ISO 27001 Certification.