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July 7, 2020
Conversation with Sharon Koifman, remote work expert
<br /> In this episode I speak with Sharon Koifman the founder and CEO of Distant Job, a specialist recruitment firm working to identify and help clients recruit remote workers and find great jobs for people wanting to work remotely.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Sharon has spent much of his career in the remote work environment. Running his business from his home in Montreal with a workforce spread across many different countries, Sharon has had the opportunity to think deeply about the benefits and challenges of remote work and how to manage organisations comprising remote workers to give every employee the best working environment and opportunity to contribute.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> We discussed many different areas of remote work including the need to treat remote work as a real job, managing engagement and supporting remote workers in ways that engages them and provides a stimulating and healthy working experience, all while ensuring the business is effective and successful.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Sharon can be contacted via <a href="https://distantjob.com/" class="broken_link">Distant Job</a> <br />
April 25, 2020
Working from home during corona virus part 11 – Boundaries
In this episode I consider the need to establish some boundaries in your work from home workplace and how and how frequently we communicate with colleagues. This would include finding a place at home to establish your workplace, how you dress for working from home, putting some sensible boundaries around your time spent working from home and managing the volume of video and phone meetings we are all seeing a surge in.
April 19, 2020
Working from home during Corona virus part 10 – love it or hate it
<br /> With so many in the workforce new to working from home and working remotely to colleagues it is highly likely that there will be a strong percentage who will either be loving or hating the experience. This extreme reaction is not unlike the experience of personnel when they are sent deployed as expats to other cities or countries, something I discussed specifically a while ago in a previous <a href="https://ulfire.com.au/surviving-culture-shock-expat-relocation/">article</a>. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> In the expat environment these extremes are referred to as xenophelia (a love for the new) and xenophobia (a distrust or dislike of the new), so could we introduce some new terms into our vocabulary for this love and hate of working from home and working virtually? If so, I would propose virtuophelia (a love of working virtually) and virtuophobia (a dislike/hatred for working virtually)? After all, any new terms like these can’t be any more pervasive than some of the new expressions that are finding their way into our vocabulary, terms like social distancing and flattening the curve.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> So , below are a few thoughts as to why someone would love or hate working from home.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Things to love about working from home<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Working from home (or at least working outside of a corporate office) has many benefits and reasons to love it:<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> * Freedom to work more flexible hours – working from home allows the individual to have a lot more flexibility around their working hours and the location they undertake their work. This can be easily seen in those who work from coffee shops, public libraries, airports and hotels.* Working from home enables people to care for family members as part of a flexible working structure – whether caring for dependent children, partners, parents or extended family members, the closer proximity and ability to juggle work hours means it is much easier for those working from home to look after their relatives.* Reduced commute time frees up more personal time – regardless of the length of commute, we all give up a portion of our time to travel to and from our traditional office. Working from home means the commute is quite literally fro the kitchen table to the laptop. Those extra minutes can be used for rest, exercise or any other activity.* Working from home is more inclusive – in theory at least, working from home should make access to work more inclusive for those who otherwise may have been restricted by their ability to access a traditional office for standard working hours. This would include, for example, those caring for young children, elderly relatives or dependent family members, or those with an impediment that may have limited their movement.* Freedom to travel while still earning a living – in the pre COVID-19 world it was relatively common for people to adopt a digital nomad lifestyle, working their way around the world as digitally enabled consultants. During the COVID-19 pandemic this ease of travel is clearly not an easy option, but there are still more options available to people who have adopted this style of working.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Things to hate about working from home<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Equally, there are a number of things to hate about working from home:<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> * It can be very isolating – Working remotely to your team and your colleagues can lead to an ever increasing sense of isolation. You may get to spend more time with your family but from a work sense, you are not able to have spontaneous and organic discussions with colleagues which can lead to a sense of loss of connection.* There are more distractions – Most of us have set up our home environment to include all of the social distractions we use to enjoy our time away from the office. This can include TV,
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