With new variants of COVID-19 gripping the world, most people are still working from home. And many of us might continue to do so in the future as more companies adopt hybrid work models. Sure, it’s a luxury not having to take long commutes to the office and working from the safety of your home during the ongoing pandemic. But sometimes you’ll find it hard to manage your time when working from home.
The work-from-home trend is on the rise. According to a study by Global Workplace Analytics, they are forecasting that 56% of Americans worked from home after the covid-19 pandemic. And that number is only going to continue to grow. There are many benefits to working from home, including flexibility, saving money on commuting costs, and improved work-life balance. But it’s not always easy to know where to start when you’re trying to set up a work-from-home environment.
A decade ago, telecommuting or “working from home” was new and only offered to those in higher management as an extra perk. This is because high-quality audio and video streaming tools needed for telecommuting are typically overpriced at that time. Fast forward to 2021, the world gets hit by a pandemic, and overnight, everybody had to evolve to the new normal.
Remote work time management can be very difficult to master at first. You’re constantly balancing your work with other responsibilities and it can quickly become overwhelming. Fortunately, there are many things you can do to get in control of your schedule, including effectively tracking your time and work. In this article, we’ll cover the importance of time management in remote work, its challenges, and 12 time management best practices for remote work.
A Managed Service Provider (MSP) is a valuable resource for meeting fluctuating IT infrastructure needs. According to data from Statista, the value of the IT managed services market is expected to grow to $356.24 billion by 2025. In this article I’ll outline the benefits of an MSP vs in-house IT staff and how an MSP can help your organization transition to a remote workforce.
The idea of working from home and setting your own working hours has certainly been an exciting (and relaxing) prospect for employees who are used to having to drive into an office to work nine-to-five every day. If anything, the transition to remote work was perhaps one of the few silver linings people experienced since the pandemic began over two years ago. But for the managers and business owners, the transition to remote work has proven to be a significant challenge.