Ever since the coronavirus disease became a fast-spreading pandemic, a lot of companies and organizations are making the change from desk jobs to remote working. If you are one of those who will be working remotely, given the circumstances, you should continue reading this article. Lingo Africa, a human capital development platform, has all the details that will turn you from an efficient worker into a Rockstar remote staff!

Resources

What are the things you need in order to be excellent as you are working remotely? Well, you will need a PC because they are easier to handle while navigating pages that are not mobile-enabled. You will also need a printer, depending on the kind of work you do. If all your duties are internet-based, then there is really no need for a printer.

Platform Preference

You will also need to determine which platform you will use to communicate with your colleagues and bosses. Should it be through Email, Zoom, Skype, Slack or Asana? This will help you beforehand to prepare for it by learning how to use the medium, especially if you were not familiar with the medium prior to the start of working remotely. Remember that if you are going to be sharing your work screen with colleagues, you should try to learn how to do this before you start working remotely.

Time Management

When it comes to collaboration tools, you should consider getting familiar with Google Docs – the software provides a lot of features that enable work teams to collaborate in real-time, without each team member sending a thousand emails to be reviewed by various parties before a work decision can be taken. Also, you may have to remember some tasks and resources needed for working remotely, so, you will need to install a time management app, like Momentum for Chrome and the like. Such software will help remind you of pending tasks and help you keep your ducks in a row.

Scheduling

Plan your schedule and stick to it, no matter what. There are lots of times, working remotely will sometimes have you visiting websites and social media platforms that are not a part of your work. It is so easy to be distracted when you are working remotely. If you discover that some of these platforms and websites are distracting, you should pick out your work times and block those pages, so, you could avoid the distraction.

Source - Lingo Africa

https://lingoafrica.com/the-coronavirus-situation-has-a-lot-of-people-working-remotely-heres-how-to-rock-remote-work/

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