Since the pandemic began, many people continue to work part of the week from home and part at the office. Here are some tips for balancing a hybrid work schedule.
Number One:
Set your agenda/schedule and follow it.
Number Two:
Beware of activities that are dressed up like business opportunities. Things such as emails, texting, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn- all of these are important, yet must be utilized in a limited fashion. Set time parameters and follow them.
Number Three:
Keep your professional persona; don’t relax your professional boundaries and or personal screen.
Number Four:
Set Boundaries with your friends, animals, children, husband, & neighbors. They need to know you keep a tight office schedule and that they can’t just stop by and plunk down for a 20 minute coffee klatch.
Number Five:
Open and close shop at the same time every single business day. 15 minutes before closing time, read over your list of things to accomplished; check off things completed and start a list of things to complete the next day.
Number Six:
Make sure you are on the same page with your co workers and boss about your schedule , when you will work remotely and also in the office.
Number Seven:
Transfer your work to the cloud. This way you will have access to all your documents, no matter where you are working from or what device you are using.
Number Eight:
Roll into the office low key. Some people are easing in slowly. You may want to cannon ball your way back to the work pool (office day)but others are opting to barely dip their toe in. Be thoughtful of others back to work cadences.
