3 Things To Keep In Mind When You Are Working From Anywhere
Sasanka Dias
I Help Build Purpose Driven Personal Brands For The Gig Economy | Speaker | Branding & Communications Consultant | Author of "One-Of-A-Kind Personal Brand"
Are you ready to Work From Anywhere ?
If you are ready or.not, this is where the world is moving towards. However, there are certain industries where Work From Anywhere is impractical. Especially in industries such as manufacturing finds it difficult to adopt WFA.
Nevertheless, 82% work remotely in the current context. The remaining 18% is split am among working from offices, co-working spaces and cafes or coffee shops. The World Economic Forum predicts that the remote working community which is currently at 73 million will increase upto 93 million by 2030.
Even though there are many concerns about productivity for business with remote working, people are gradually finding solutions to overcome the productivity barriers. When productivity nosedives, the team gets disengaged and ultimately it may create a negative impact on the health of the business.
The modern terminology for remote work is "Work From Anywhere". Work From Anywhere opportunities look promising in the lower-middle-income countries if the people.have the relevant skills and certifications. The potential can bring in.increased economic opportunities for growth in these countries.
Work From Anywhere is suitable for industries such as Accounting, Finance, Legal Services, Finance, Information Technology, Healthcare, Marketing, Advertising, Cybersecurity and Communications.
Consequently, looking into the best practices of remote work and getting to know them and following them are absolutely essential.
Here are 3 best practices of remote work;
Buffet conducted a study on remote working and in that study they found out that loneliness is the number one struggle for communities engaged in remote working. Human beings crave for human connection and interaction. Therefore, when you are working from anywhere, it's of paramount importance that you connect with humans and build conversations. It will help you in your mental health.
2. Use the suitable tools
The transition from working in an office environment to working remotely is a massive change. There are great tools that can be used when you are working from anywhere such as Google Meet, Slack, Project co and CircleLoop.
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3. Bring company culture back to life.
In the context of my having a remote workforce spread across the globe, bringing back company culture back to life is a challenge. When company culture is not in good shape, employees disengage and become unproductive which hinders progress.
There is an interesting example how one company reinforced culture. When the Alibaba North America team was unable to join their annual Aliday which is a day long company celebration, they added some spice to the festivities with an online quilt-making event. Likewise, bit of creativity can reenergize team members and in turn it will reinforce the culture.
These 3 best practices would be an impetus to keep your employees engaged and also the business running.
Careers are transforming in a way that it has never happened before. It's time for us to adapt; especially in a day and age where AI is being adopted into processes in a rapid pace.
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Sasanka Dias