Quickbooks online edition

The key reason individuals fail to adjust to operating remotely is they don’t see the need for good quality organisation and enduring self management.

I have been working remotely for nearly 8 yrs since I first uncovered Quickbooks online an 'on demand' small business accounting software web application and was mesmerised by the fact that if you can perform accounting on the net then why shouldn’t it be viable to do other key types of of work at a distance?

Whilst working remotely has substantial gains there are numerous pitfalls which convert into issues that cause reduced work output and reduced morale. The most cited reason for low effectiveness in remote employees is interruption and it is a proven and well known fact that it can take a employee up to 20 mins to return to their original productivity level after experiencing an interruption.

Research also shows that people who are continuously affected by disruptions are more likely to suffer from decreased memory power and are prone to developing mental health issues in old age. We live in an over communicated environment and it is critical that you are acquainted with the issues this causes before you decide to work remotely. Whilst operating remotely you must do everything possible to reduce the threat of being disrupted.

Here are the essentials:

1, Get a consistent schedule, make sure that everybody knows it and stick to it!

Good examples are a fixed time of day when you check or send electronic mail and make or take phone calls. Before I began working remotely I used to get well over hundreds of electronic mails a day. Now I think I am unfortunate if I get greater than 4. To ‘restart’ my electronic mail experience I modified my e-mail address and vigorously took steps to defend the details being made known to anyone. I then ‘trained’ everyone who I gave my e-mail address to, to use it wisely and sparingly. I also created an automatic response that swiftly informed anyone sending me mail at what time of day I would be attending to mail and if something should have my urgent consideration to mark it as ‘Urgent’.

2. Get rid of alerts.

Turn off every possible mechanism that can send you a visual or audible alert. This includes cell and
ordinary handsets and forms of alerts from electronic mail such as display events, warning sounds, display changes to your inbox list and of course facing a window. Get a door on your office and put up a ‘do not disturb’ sign on it.

In 'Remote Working Part 3 – ‘Tools of the trade’' I will reveal my favourite tools and software.

 

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