By José Ángel de la Paz
Now, at a time of global contingency due to COVID-19, working from home is not optional, but it is also not for everyone.
This was explained by Joselo Arizaleta, work performance consultant, in the webinar "10 Home Office principles", organized by the EXATEC-EGADE Association, Mexico City Chapter, as part of the EXATEC-EGADE Virtual Talks series.
“There is no one-size-fits-all approach for working from home; it depends on each situation. What works for one person may not work for the other. What might be a successful strategy for a company may not be ideal for another,” he said.
As an effort to help those who must now work from home and want to do so as best as they can, the author of the book De pantuflas a la oficina: Lo bueno, lo malo y lo feo del Home Office (From Slippers to the Office: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Home Office) shared 10 principles that should be taken into account, which are broken down into three sections:
- Home Office is not for everyone
- Attitude is not the same as aptitude
- Change your paradigm on what an office means
- Avoid social isolation
- Focus on goals, not schedules
- Have specific, measurable goals with clear deadlines
- Learn to prioritize your time
- Seize the best moment of your day to work
- Establish strict and clear productivity metrics
- Be assertive
- Avoid overworking yourself
- Don't use your “sitting time” to measure your performance
- Don't disappear from the world
Watch the webinar to learn about the specific details of Arizaleta’s principles.