Remote Working Part 1 – Begins here
Obviously not all of us is allowed to work remotely as lots of careers require individuals to go to their office or travel to perform their duties in person. But for those of us who are able to work remotely then I thought it would be useful to share my experiences and share some practical advice by writing and publishing it on the web with the sole objective of providing useful advice for adapting to remote working or supervising remote workers.
I should warn you that there are many people on the web who will try and persuade you to purchase courses for large sums of money, trust me you don’t need to do this.
I am privileged to be able to work anywhere I choose and just about everybody who asks me what job I do wants to know how I am able to work remotely. Don’t get me wrong here I am still learning about the science of remote working as everyday I discover individuals on the net who tell me about new approaches and I am constantly discovering new tools and ways that make my life simpler and increase my productivity.
Over the past 7 years I have slowly but surely adapted my working practices to let me to do all of my work remotely with a portfolio of online tools and rigid self discipline. One late night whilst searching the Internet I uncovered Quickbooks online and this made me aware of what just might be possible. My encounter with ’cloud’ based ‘on demand’ small business accounting software was a significant event for me and the beginning of my ‘remote working career.
I must state up front that successfully working remotely is as much about the software as it is about self management. Working remotely also means teaching your colleagues, managers and clients as to what they can expect and how they will stay in touch with you.
In ‘Remote Working Part 2 – Staying focused and maintaining concentration’ I write about how to focus.
