In our previous article, we shared about\nsetting yourself up to work effectively from your home. While, of course, making\nyourself comfortable and getting ready is critical, the other half of this coin\nis all about being able to coordinate well with your coworkers, isn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A lot of our work ties in to the work and\ncontributions of several other people at work \u2013 our team members, cross team\nmembers, vendors, business partners, customers and sometimes external sources as\nwell. So, in this article, let\u2019s address the part other than self. Let\u2019s see\nhow we go about dealing with others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Communication Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Considering that while at work, your\ncoworkers were barely few feet away most of the time, at least accessible on\nthe same or nearby premises, for majority of us. Now, this handicap eats away\ninto precious time because every time you need to discuss something or clarify\na piece, you need to get on to a call or message (which still can lead to undesirable\ndelays). Not only this, but this can literally drive you insane. As a quick\nresponse, let\u2019s begin by getting our communication tools in place \u2013 the most\nobvious tool, the phone is always there invariably, but there must\u2019ve been\ntimes you keep calling and keep getting busy tones\/no responses. Frustrating\nisn\u2019t it? Get your team and close coworkers to leverage on tools like WhatsApp\nweb, Skype \u2013 so in case you called & couldn\u2019t connect, leave a message\nciting urgency. Also, for those of you needing frequent communication, develop\ntimely schedules for yourselves and make yourselves available for such\npre-scheduled calls\/video meets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Get your Collaboration tools in place<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A lot many of us would have been operating in\nrestricted online spaces \/ drives at our workplaces. And these would definitely\nhave an inclusion of your team\/division members. In working in isolation, get your\nIT administrators to enable appropriate accesses for requisite stakeholders.\nWhere internal accesses can\u2019t be given develop shared workspaces through tools\nlike Dropbox, Google Drive & One Drive, which will help you save the day!\nEarlier, probably it was possible to just review some work quickly by stepping\nup to a team mate\u2019s desk, but now if it can\u2019t be done that way, you definitely\ndon\u2019t want to be mailing every version of W.I.P files!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Set some rules<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n With the comfort of your office now not being\nthere, a whole lot of schedules will not get aligned naturally \u2013 not unless you\ntake the initiative to get some alignment! Whether it is about beginning work\non a project, responding to a customer, cut-off times on an activity,\nescalations, etc\u2026 you want to pre-empt scenarios that were manageable easily in\nthe office but now will face the risk of delayed action, owing to the distance\nbetween you and your colleagues. So, get your team and yourself to deliberate\non how work-life and routines\/TATs can be normalized as much as possible and\nset rules and processes about managing situations when you are working\nremotely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Have fun<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Last not the least, it is an anxious time we\nall are going through. Owing to the lack of smoothness in operations &\ntasks; in fact, inability to carry on certain tasks is so frustrating. Don\u2019t\nlet that eat into you. Remember to relax and have fun \u2013 by yourself and with\nyour colleagues as well. At the end of the day we are all humans and the best\nway to beat monotony and anxiety pangs, is by leading a mindful life. Engage in\nteam video calls, have short-quick experience sharing sessions, jokes, sing\nsongs, create contests, etc\u2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n All said and done, keep indoors during this\npandemic, stay safe and stay calm. The above tips are sure to help you in\nworking from home and yet lead an interesting work life! Until you visit us\nagain, adieu! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In our previous article, we shared about setting yourself up to work effectively from your home. 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