Remote Working Part 1 – The essential guide to working from anywhere (Intro)
Obviously not everybody can work remotely as many types of employment require people to consistently attend their employers premises or travel to undertake their tasks in person. But for those of us who can or want to work remotely then I thought it would be useful to share what I have learned and give some practical directions by putting it on the net with the sole objective of providing useful timesavers for adapting to remote working or supervising remote workers.
I must tell you you that there are a substantial number of so called ’experts’ on the Internet who will try and get you to buy e-books for substantial sums of money, believe me you don’t have to do this.
I am lucky enough to be able to work wherever I choose and just about everyone who asks me what job I do wants to understand how I am able to work remotely. Don’t be fooled here I am still developing the science of remote working as everyday I discover people on the web who tell me about new knowledge and I am repeatedly finding new technologies and ways that make my life easier and improve my productivity.
During the past 7 years I have steadily adapted my working processes to allow me to do just about all of my work remotely with a mixture of online tools and robust self discipline. One early morning whilst browsing the Internet I discovered Quickbooks online and this opened my eyes to what just might be possible. My encounter with online ‘on demand’ small business accounting software was the turning point for me and the beginning of my ‘remote working career.
I must mention up front that successfully working remotely is as much about the systems as it is about self discipline. Working remotely also means stating to your team members, managers and clients as to what they can expect and how they will interact with you.
In ‘Remote Working Part 2 – The art of working smarter ‘ I steer you through how to focus.
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