remote work: tips for managing your time, employees, & self
presented by FEI Behavioral HealthJuly 31, 2020
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objectives
Define what time is and how to manage it
How self-care plays into productivity and well being
Identify strategies for improving time management
Discuss connecting and managing while remote
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RemoteWorking
discussion
How do you stay connected?
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time
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time management
Mysterious
Subjective
Actuarial
Measured by activity
Unmanageable
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but we are manageable
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time management
event/self-management
=
we manage events and ourselves through…
self-care
setting priorities
using strategy
creating a personal system
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self-care
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Do things you enjoy
Get enough sleep
Basic needs first
Check in with yourself
regularlyDrink plenty
of water
UnplugTake
lunch and breaks
tips
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know thyself
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know thyself
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time wasters
• do-overs• low-priority items• “soft” meetings and
interruptions• do it yourself and
multi tasking
Activity and Time
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organize
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know thyself
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12 am 1 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 noon 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
when are you at your best?
strategies
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prioritize
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prioritize
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covey’s matrix
prioritize
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covey’s matrix
prioritize
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prioritize
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Delegate and Complete Tasks
9am 10 11 12 pm 1 2 3 4 5
Create Detailed Plan
2 Moves Ahead
“Do-Over” Prevention
45 min
Invest inBeginning
90 minutes = 19%
Invest inEnding
Review
Final Touches
Quality Control
45 min
scheduling
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Parkinson’s Law:
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corollary to parkinson’s law
“A conversation tends to expand to fill the time available for its accomplishment”
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Pomodoro technique
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Pomodoro technique
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Choose a task you want to work on
Set the pomodoro timer for 25 minutes
Work on the task until timer chimes, checkmark paper
Take a short 3-5 minute break,
stretching/walk/non-work related
Have you finished 4 full pomodoro
cycles?
Take a 10-15 minute break after 4 full pomodoro cycles NO YES
Pomodoro technique
Inform Negotiate
Schedule Call Back
Protect
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there’s an app for that
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connection
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virtual meaningful connection
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effective meetings
Start on Timelateness = hostility/arrogance
Engagementhumor/distraction
Follow Agendause previous action plan
Action Planwhat, who, how, when –
save it
End on Timeor be a hero and end
early
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remote management
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effective conversations
appropriate time and location
start-stop contract
goal contract - how will success look
division of labor
agree to next contact
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effective emails
Polite• salutations and closing
Careful with Emoticons
Action plan• who what when where how why
If you are feeling hesitant to send• think: would I want this forwarded?• proofread yourself – proofread buddy
Still hesitant• save in drafts - review tomorrow
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keeping teams engaged
Build sense of belonging
Clear goals
Communicate Regularly
Be proactive
Make engagement fun and easy
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review
• Time
• Self-care
• Strategies
• Remote working
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questions / discussion
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evaluations
thank you
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