Eight months into the global pandemic, Business, Companies are starting to realize that remote work isn't simply a fad or a perk. This is a new normal way how work is going to be performed, in some cases well after the global health crisis has abated. However, as this new reality sets in, managers need to understand that working from home and remote work are not interchangeable terms. There are important differences between the two that must be understood if workflows are to remain intact and productivity is to trend positively. Simply put: Working from home is something that is done temporarily, every once in a while. Remote working, on the other hand, isn’t a circumstance but a method. Both require different tools and systems. It also requires a different set of skills. Setting agendas and managing workloads look different.

Let’s discuss first and know the difference between WORK FROM HOME AND REMOTE WORK. Working remotely means a person is working from Hotel during a business trip or he/she is working remotely from different offices or companies, this explains you are not working from home. Working from home is that all your office required equipments and things are used while you work. The sooner business leaders can understand that remote work and working from home are here to stay the sooner they can establish new ways of approaching work in the post-COVID-19 world.

TOOLS AND SYSTEMS WHILE WORKING REMOTELY

• BE PRESENT AND COMMUNICATED WITH YOUR COLLEGUESAND CLIENTS

  You need to say Hi or offer video conferences, phone conferences or detailed email messages to stay in touch with your co-workers or clients.

• STRIVE TO MAINTAIN YOUR LONG DISTANCE RELATIONSHIP

  While working remotely you have left your loved at home, keeping in touch virtually can bring new life to your relationships whether they are personal or professional. Remember connectivity is an essence of life.

• MINIMIZE DISTRACTION IN ORDER TO WORK EFFICIENTLY

  Often checking your phoneapps take away the productivity of your work. Remove the little distractions that get your way of having productive day.

• UNDERSTAND TIME ZONES AND USE THEM FOR YOUR ADVANTAGE

  Working in multinational company or with clients and vendor overseas we need to be familiar with time zones. Check the clock timings of Day saving countries so you can adjust your business time accordingly.

• DO YOUR RESEACH REGARDING Wi-Fi SPEED WHILE WORKING REMOTELY

  Your Wi-Fi connection takes you everywhere you need to research high speed connection that will connect you to your work without any hitches.

HOW TO BE SUCESSFUL WORKING FROM HOME

TIPS TO SET UP AN OFFICE IN YOUR HOME

Working from home mean you are doing the same jobs but not in the office. We are going to discuss few ways to make your online work from home more comfortable for you.

• MAINTAIN YOUR SCHEDULE

  Keep the same time schedule of your officeit will help you to be less lethargic. This can help you to work virtually with your colleagues and business clients.

• PUT ON CLOTHES THAT ARE NOT PAIJAMAS

  Being in paijamas will make you feel more unprofessional. Sitting upright and working with others in office understanding will kick up your work.

• CREATE A DESIGNATED SPACE IN YOUR HOME FOR WORKING

  This is the hardest fact when you are working from an apartment you need to arrange little office where you keep your laptop, printer, internet connections and other things but working place gives you an identity and feeling that you are working it increases your productivity.

• MAKE SURE YOUR HOME HAS A WELL CONNECTED NETWORKFACILITY

  Find a place of setting your office at home where the network is closest to your laptop or monitor. One more thing when you are working with other family members request them that they do not hog your Wi-Fi bandwidth during your working hours.

• EVALUTE YOU FIRST DAY WORKING FROM HOME

  Check the following;

  • Did your WiFi pull through for that hour-long conference call?
  • Did you take a break in between to ease yourself
  • Were you regularly connected with your colleagues
  • Did you leave work at home and enjoyed evening as you typically would?

Finally, according to a survey, there are unintended but positive side benefits, like ad hoc discussions and impromptu meetings between employees in an online office can lead to surprising breakthroughs and innovative ideas. These types of discussions and meeting are less likely to take place among employees connected only by email or Skype.