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The number one reason workers fail to adapt to operating remotely is they don’t see the neccesity of excellent organisation and robust self management.

I have been operating remotely for almost a decade since I first discovered Quickbooks online an ‘on demand’ small business accounting software online system and was spellbound by the fact that if you can do accounting on the web then why shouldn’t it be viable to do other key types of of work away from the conventional office?

Whilst working remotely has significant advantages there are numerous mistakes that people make which turn into issues that cause lower productivity and lower motivation. The most significant reason for decreases in effectiveness in remote professionals is disturbance and it is a verified and well publicised fact that it can take a worker up to twenty minutes to return to their original efficiency level after experiencing a disruption.

Research also shows that men and women who are continuously affected by interruptions are more likely to be susceptible to lower memory ability and are prone to developing mental health problems in later life. We exist in an over communicated environment and it is imperative that you know the problems this causes before you start working remotely. Whilst operating remotely you must do everything possible to eradicate the threat of being disrupted.

Here are my most important tips:

1, Get a routine, communicate it to absolutely everyone and stick to it!

Good examples are a fixed time of day when you check or write and send electronic mail and make or will accept phone conversatiions. Before I began working remotely I used to receive in the region of a couple of hundred e-mails a day. Now I think I am unfortunate if I receive more than 5. To start over with my e-mail experience I modified my e-mail address and vigorously took steps to shield the details being made known to anyone. I then ‘trained’ every party who I gave my e-mail address to, to use it wisely and sparingly. I also created an auto-responder that swiftly informed anyone sending me mail at what time of day I would be attending to mail and if someone must have my urgent attention to mark it as ‘Urgent’.

2. Get rid of alerts.

Disable every feature that can send you a visual or audible alert. This includes mobile and
conventional telephones and forms of alerts from electronic mail such as visual alerts, beeps, display changes to your inbox list and of course facing a window. Get a door on your work room and put up a ‘do not disturb’ sign on it.

In ‘Remote Working Part 3 – Basic Toolkit’ I will reveal my favourite tools and software.