The Importance of Productivity When Working from Home
Productivity is the buzzword, as it seems to spell out what does or does not happen during the working day. Whether it is high pressure from the managing team, or just the keen desire to get that work done, being productive is always going to give you an edge over your competition.
But getting those numbers up can be a problem if you work from home.
It is all about the stimulation of working for yourself, not answering to anyone, and building a network of contacts and colleagues. And when it comes to productivity, even superheroes need a motivation to keep them going. Listed below are seven tried and true methods that can help keep your pace up when you work from home.
1) One of the main reasons people sour on home-working is they turn into couch potatoes who rely more and more on take out mania and lazy days rather than productivity. Reset your attitude with a trip to the Gymboree showroom in your town.
2) Recognize your work as a career rather than a job. It will help you internalize the ‘work mode’ more than any motivational poster on the wall.
3) Take care of your well-being so that you can achieve your professional ambitions. This includes everything from ensuring your drink menu includes sports drinks such as Gatorade, or vitamins for your diet, swapping footware for slippers during home hours, or sticking to a bedtime routine.
4) Actively challenge yourself with goals for your time at home - find something that interests you and make a list of everything you want to learn. Then break each role into a number of straightforward steps that make sense.
5) Tag-team work with friends. Divide up tasks so some aspect of your workday is shared. Then use each other’s skills to brainstorm and bounce back and forth on ideas.
6) Seek feedback and review your methodology. Whether it is written feedback or a word cloud of new tactics, make sure you are staying fresh.
7) Forget the rules about taking time out for leisure. If setting hours for this sort of socializing is what you need then do it. As long as you can be self disciplined about getting in your hours when you have set aside time for work, then you are ahead of many other home-based workers.
