What goes in a standard-issue work from home (WFH) productivity tips list?<\/p>\n
\u201cDress up like it\u2019s a normal workday,\u201d \u201cexercise regularly,\u201d \u201chave an organized workspace\u201d\u2014you probably have them memorized by now, or forwarded them to your team.<\/p>\n
But if you\u2019re an ordinary employee or manager who\u2019s been tossed into this odd new arrangement, you need a bit more than a laundry list of tips.<\/p>\n
Why? Because productive individuals alone don\u2019t make for productive teams. The engine of a team is a complex of gears (individuals) oiled by things like communication, frictionless collaboration, good management, and interpersonal relationships.<\/p>\n
The amount of time managers and employees spend on collaboration has increased by a whopping 50% just over the past two decades,1<\/sup> with people spending an inordinate amount of time on email (six\u2014yes, six\u2014hours every day to be exact)2<\/sup> and checking notifications.<\/p>\n What this means is that in order to truly improve productivity, it\u2019s important to focus on how teams collaborate\u2014not just how they perform as individuals.<\/p>\n So, here\u2019s a different sort of list. These tips will help you save time, plug the leaks in your company\u2019s efficiency and give you actionable strategies that your whole team (and not just individual members) can use to be its productive best.<\/p>\n In this article, we\u2019ll cover:<\/p>\n