For many people work from home, succumbing to household distractions can throw a curve ball in their career path.
To keep your workers on track and help them avoid some of the common “work at home” pitfalls, share these five tips with them:
1. Create a separate work space. Make sure it’s off limits to family members. Use physical barriers, such as a door or a flight of stairs to isolate yourself from your home routine and focus your attention on the task at hand.
2. Keep normal business hours. Stick to the same schedule every day like you had to commute to your job. Make a daily list that will prioritize your work by task and estimate the time you expect it to take to complete. This will help instill urgency in your work and increase your productivity.
3. Dress professionally. You do not have to wear stockings and high heels or a suit and tie, but it will help put you in the working mindset to put on real clothes and get out of your pajamas.
4. You’re paid to work not do laundry. It’s unfortunate, I know, that you don’t get paid to do your household chores, but it’s the truth. If you were at a real office you wouldn’t fold laundry during the work day, so resist the temptation to do it at your home office.
5. Log out of your email account. This will help you increase productivity and more efficiently manage your time. You won’t be able to seek distraction through emails, and you’ll be done with your work more quickly.
Working at home is not for everyone. It takes a lot of effort to stay focused and get the job done, but people who do it, and do it well, are much happier in general than those having to make a long commute five days a week. Try making these tips requirements and see if you can tell the difference in your employee’s usefulness.
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