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Home Sweet…Office?The women of Connect: Professional Women’s Network tackle
the hot-button issue of working remotely, and offer advice
on how to do it successfully.
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I found that I was more productive working in my home. I got up in
the morning and prepared for work just as I would if commuting. I
could focus better without people stopping by to chat or being
called in for meetings. Colleen FordProgram Manager
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Time management is key, even more so than in an office, where
certain cues are available (like seeing people go to lunch, get up
for meetings, etc.). Jennie Oyola
Senior Performance Analyst
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I work with colleagues globally. Finding a good web-conference
solution is important, and if you can have video, that can also be
helpful. Having collaboration tools is important, too. We use
Google Docs frequently, and it's great for these purposes. Amanda SommaConsulting Director
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Working from home has allowed me some benefits as a parent. I
could get up at 5 a.m. and work for an hour or two before getting
my kids up and off to school. I also did not have to get them to a
before-school day care so I could commute to the office on time.
That makes it a plus to my employers already.
Laura Jones Consultant, Business
Development
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I have a team style that works well in person and am trying to
translate it to remote because in my current company, none of us
are co-located. What's worked is being proactive on outbound
communication and checking in frequently, not just on progress,
but to throw ideas around or just goof around a bit.
.
Cheryl KellondCEO and Co-Founder at
Bia Sport
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I work from home. Every day. The flexibility is great. It is all about
getting the work done. Not WHEN you do the work or where you
are when you do it. Katrina LarrabeeAnalyst, AVP, Citi and
Co-Owner CELA, LLC
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Telecommuting can work effectively with a very clear set of
guidelines and programs for communications. The key is
documentation. Everything needs to be documented so that
everyone is on the same page. Dorothy DistefanoWriter on the Verge
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I have worked with teams spanning multiple time zones and find
that Basecamp (or similar) is a great way to organize project
details (with or without time-zone issues). That and a quality
shared calendar usually works well for us.
Julie PetrarcaPrincipal at Studio 754
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Join the conversation!Connect: Professional Women’s Network, Powered by Citi, is an online community on LinkedIn that helps women achieve the careers they want and discuss the issues relevant to their success.
For more great insights from Connect members, check out the discussions: Any women not in a 9-5 office environment?, Do any of you telecommute? , Anyone else here work remotely?and Remote Employee Pros and Cons?
Visit linkedin.com/womenconnect for more information and to join the group!
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