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Working From Home

Charlene Kingston
Charlene Kingston

Learn the five truths about working from a home office, suggestions for improving your work at home experience, and the real stories of four successful home-based workers. This presentation was for Laid Off Camp Phoenix in August 2009.

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THE REAL WORLD OF WORKING FROM HOME LaidOffCamp Phoenix
About Me Self employed in Phoenix since 1995. 15 years of working from my home office. Business includes professional services and products. Many configurations over the years.
Session Tweeting Offer tweet bites throughout the presentation. Chance for you to tweet session highlights. Use hash tag #locphx. Take a breath.
Todays Goals Five truths about working from a home office. Suggestions for overcoming challenges. Resources. Empower you to make the best of your home office situation.
Where We Are Introduction Truth #1: Your Workspace Matters Truth #2: Its Lonely in Paradise Truth #3: Its All On You Truth #4: You Run The Show Truth #5: You Live At Work Conclusion
Truth #1: Your Workspace Matters
Myths About a Home Office
Home Office Components Recreate the office workspace. Space. Lighting. Equipment. Resources. Organizing tools.
Dedicated Workspace Doesnt need to be a full-time office. Storage can be mobile. Locate your office away from time wasting distractions.
Build A Success Team Your household must understand the ground rules for working hours. Offload or reschedule housework and interacting with your kids. Use childcare if needed. Set boundaries to protect your work time.
Tweet Bite #1 Create a success team from family and friends who support your work at home effort. @Kinchie at #locphx
Choose A Great Chair Adjustable. Comfortable for extended sitting. Supports the natural back curves (lumbar support). Worth the extra cost.
Ergonomic Keyboards Encourages proper arm and hand position. Great for touch typists but challenging for finger pecking.
Laptop Computers Designed for portability, not ergonomics. For regular use, add an external keyboard and mouse/trackball. Raise the laptop so the screen is at eye height when sitting.
Tweet Bite #2 Laptop users should use a separate keyboard and mouse to avoid repetitive strain injuries. @Kinchie at #locphx
Where We Are Introduction Truth #1: Your Workspace Matters Truth #2: Its Lonely in Paradise Truth #3: Its All On You Truth #4: You Run The Show Truth #5: You Live At Work Conclusion
Truth #2: Its Lonely in Paradise
Irritating People in the Office
Plan Your Social Interaction
Finding Your Own Balance Isolation: Quiet for thinking No interruptions Interaction: Collaboration Social needs met Learn how to assess your current balance.
Tweet Bite #3 Your social interaction needs change over time so stay open to new solutions. @Kinchie at #locphx
Networking Maintain professional relationships. Attend professional organization meetings. Find business mixers. Research co-working spaces. Work and meet up in coffee shops.
Social Media To The Rescue Use LinkedIn for contacts and references. Join Twitter. Limit your personal time on Facebook. Stay visible online professionally.
Tweet Bite #4 Twitter is the best tool for home-based workers to replace casual work conversations. @Kinchie at #locphx
Where We Are Introduction Truth #1: Your Workspace Matters Truth #2: Its Lonely in Paradise Truth #3: Its All On You Truth #4: You Run The Show Truth #5: You Live At Work Conclusion
Truth #3: Its All On You
Focus Exclusively On Work
You Have More Jobs To Do Your new jobs: Janitorial services. Buying office supplies. Shipping packages. If you are self-employed: Bookkeeping. Marketing. Legal.
You Are Tech Support Upgrades. Maintenance. Backups. Internet service. Replacements. Website / blog software and hosting. Social media.
Help Is Available Virtual assistants and concierge services. Small project work to part-time support. Trade products and services. Business coach.
Tweet Bite #5 Find a balance between trading for services and paying clients for your home-based office. @Kinchie at #locphx
Where We Are Introduction Truth #1: Your Workspace Matters Truth #2: Its Lonely in Paradise Truth #3: Its All On You Truth #4: You Run The Show Truth #5: You Live At Work Conclusion
Truth #4: You Run The Show
You Set Your Own Schedule
You Manage Many Things
Whats On Your Plate Determine your daily schedule. Break jobs into tasks and schedule them. Keep yourself motivated and on task. Strategy for problem solving.
Tweet Bite #6 In your home office, you are the manager and the worker bee and must be great at both. @Kinchie at #locphx
Where We Are Introduction Truth #1: Your Workspace Matters Truth #2: Its Lonely in Paradise Truth #3: Its All On You Truth #4: You Run The Show Truth #5: You Live At Work Conclusion
Truth #5: You Live At Work
Zero Commute
Too Easy To Work Easy commute to office. Work materials available. Work when ideas strike.
Interesting Statistic of home workers surveyed around the world say that separating work and home life is the biggest downside to working at home. Economist Intelligence Unit, Business in Motion, Managing the Mobile Workforce, a report sponsored by Alcatel-Lucent, April 2007, p. 2.
Tweet Bite #7 Most home office workers struggle to separate work from life thanks to zero comminute time. @Kinchie at #locphx
Create Boundaries Physical boundary. Alternate internet access. Notepad for ideas. Separate phone line (turn off ringer).
Where We Are Introduction Truth #1: Your Workspace Matters Truth #2: Its Lonely in Paradise Truth #3: Its All On You Truth #4: You Run The Show Truth #5: You Live At Work Conclusion
Conclusion
Growth Opportunity Home office pushes you outside your comfort zone. Opportunity to try new things. Great learning and growth opportunity. Captain of your own fate.
Supplemental Materials My website www.crowinfodesign.com Ebook about working from a home office URL: www.crowinfodesign.com/laidoffcamp.htm My blog blog.crowinfodesign.com Write about my life in my home office URL: blog.crowinfodesign.com/ My social media passport Ongoing access to me and my materials

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  • 1. THE REAL WORLD OF WORKING FROM HOME LaidOffCamp Phoenix
  • 2. About Me Self employed in Phoenix since 1995. 15 years of working from my home office. Business includes professional services and products. Many configurations over the years.
  • 3. Session Tweeting Offer tweet bites throughout the presentation. Chance for you to tweet session highlights. Use hash tag #locphx. Take a breath.
  • 4. Todays Goals Five truths about working from a home office. Suggestions for overcoming challenges. Resources. Empower you to make the best of your home office situation.
  • 5. Where We Are Introduction Truth #1: Your Workspace Matters Truth #2: Its Lonely in Paradise Truth #3: Its All On You Truth #4: You Run The Show Truth #5: You Live At Work Conclusion
  • 6. Truth #1: Your Workspace Matters
  • 7. Myths About a Home Office
  • 8. Home Office Components Recreate the office workspace. Space. Lighting. Equipment. Resources. Organizing tools.
  • 9. Dedicated Workspace Doesnt need to be a full-time office. Storage can be mobile. Locate your office away from time wasting distractions.
  • 10. Build A Success Team Your household must understand the ground rules for working hours. Offload or reschedule housework and interacting with your kids. Use childcare if needed. Set boundaries to protect your work time.
  • 11. Tweet Bite #1 Create a success team from family and friends who support your work at home effort. @Kinchie at #locphx
  • 12. Choose A Great Chair Adjustable. Comfortable for extended sitting. Supports the natural back curves (lumbar support). Worth the extra cost.
  • 13. Ergonomic Keyboards Encourages proper arm and hand position. Great for touch typists but challenging for finger pecking.
  • 14. Laptop Computers Designed for portability, not ergonomics. For regular use, add an external keyboard and mouse/trackball. Raise the laptop so the screen is at eye height when sitting.
  • 15. Tweet Bite #2 Laptop users should use a separate keyboard and mouse to avoid repetitive strain injuries. @Kinchie at #locphx
  • 16. Where We Are Introduction Truth #1: Your Workspace Matters Truth #2: Its Lonely in Paradise Truth #3: Its All On You Truth #4: You Run The Show Truth #5: You Live At Work Conclusion
  • 17. Truth #2: Its Lonely in Paradise
  • 18. Irritating People in the Office
  • 19. Plan Your Social Interaction
  • 20. Finding Your Own Balance Isolation: Quiet for thinking No interruptions Interaction: Collaboration Social needs met Learn how to assess your current balance.
  • 21. Tweet Bite #3 Your social interaction needs change over time so stay open to new solutions. @Kinchie at #locphx
  • 22. Networking Maintain professional relationships. Attend professional organization meetings. Find business mixers. Research co-working spaces. Work and meet up in coffee shops.
  • 23. Social Media To The Rescue Use LinkedIn for contacts and references. Join Twitter. Limit your personal time on Facebook. Stay visible online professionally.
  • 24. Tweet Bite #4 Twitter is the best tool for home-based workers to replace casual work conversations. @Kinchie at #locphx
  • 25. Where We Are Introduction Truth #1: Your Workspace Matters Truth #2: Its Lonely in Paradise Truth #3: Its All On You Truth #4: You Run The Show Truth #5: You Live At Work Conclusion
  • 26. Truth #3: Its All On You
  • 28. You Have More Jobs To Do Your new jobs: Janitorial services. Buying office supplies. Shipping packages. If you are self-employed: Bookkeeping. Marketing. Legal.
  • 29. You Are Tech Support Upgrades. Maintenance. Backups. Internet service. Replacements. Website / blog software and hosting. Social media.
  • 30. Help Is Available Virtual assistants and concierge services. Small project work to part-time support. Trade products and services. Business coach.
  • 31. Tweet Bite #5 Find a balance between trading for services and paying clients for your home-based office. @Kinchie at #locphx
  • 32. Where We Are Introduction Truth #1: Your Workspace Matters Truth #2: Its Lonely in Paradise Truth #3: Its All On You Truth #4: You Run The Show Truth #5: You Live At Work Conclusion
  • 33. Truth #4: You Run The Show
  • 34. You Set Your Own Schedule
  • 35. You Manage Many Things
  • 36. Whats On Your Plate Determine your daily schedule. Break jobs into tasks and schedule them. Keep yourself motivated and on task. Strategy for problem solving.
  • 37. Tweet Bite #6 In your home office, you are the manager and the worker bee and must be great at both. @Kinchie at #locphx
  • 38. Where We Are Introduction Truth #1: Your Workspace Matters Truth #2: Its Lonely in Paradise Truth #3: Its All On You Truth #4: You Run The Show Truth #5: You Live At Work Conclusion
  • 39. Truth #5: You Live At Work
  • 41. Too Easy To Work Easy commute to office. Work materials available. Work when ideas strike.
  • 42. Interesting Statistic of home workers surveyed around the world say that separating work and home life is the biggest downside to working at home. Economist Intelligence Unit, Business in Motion, Managing the Mobile Workforce, a report sponsored by Alcatel-Lucent, April 2007, p. 2.
  • 43. Tweet Bite #7 Most home office workers struggle to separate work from life thanks to zero comminute time. @Kinchie at #locphx
  • 44. Create Boundaries Physical boundary. Alternate internet access. Notepad for ideas. Separate phone line (turn off ringer).
  • 45. Where We Are Introduction Truth #1: Your Workspace Matters Truth #2: Its Lonely in Paradise Truth #3: Its All On You Truth #4: You Run The Show Truth #5: You Live At Work Conclusion
  • 47. Growth Opportunity Home office pushes you outside your comfort zone. Opportunity to try new things. Great learning and growth opportunity. Captain of your own fate.
  • 48. Supplemental Materials My website www.crowinfodesign.com Ebook about working from a home office URL: www.crowinfodesign.com/laidoffcamp.htm My blog blog.crowinfodesign.com Write about my life in my home office URL: blog.crowinfodesign.com/ My social media passport Ongoing access to me and my materials