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How to Be a Good Remote

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Topics

• Shared expectations

• Manager and coworker dynamics

• Home office space

• Gear and equipment

• Best practices

Shared Expectations

• Tell your team about your new reality

• Shifting priorities at work

• How flexible can your hours be?

• What times you’ll generally be working

• The best way to reach you if you’re offline

• Regular communication

• Who, when, where, how

• Synchronous vs. Asynchronous

Manager and Coworker Dynamics

• Communicate, communicate, communicate

• Proactive relationship building

• Assume mistake, not malice

• Memes, gifs, emoji

• Self-management and co-management

• Clarifying and reclarifying priorities and goals

Home Office Space

• Find a dedicated space

• Quiet and out of the way

• The same every day

• Standing or sitting

Home Office Space

Gear and Equipment

• Get what you truly need

• Will work give equipment, stipend?

• External monitor

• Full keyboard, mouse

• Headphones (noise canceling)

• Wired internet may be needed

Best Practices

• Set expectations with family, friends, roommates, pets

Best Practices

• Watch for isolation and overwork

• Use video calls at least occasionally, but not

constantly

• Use task lists and time management tools

• Be a good self-manager and take breaks

• Communicate

• https://grow.google/remotework/

Recap Email: Sent this week

Next webinar: Thurs. 4/1, How to Work from Home

with Young Kids

Time for Questions!