Working from home obviously has some advantages. You can avoid the traffic jams, choose your own working hours, combine private tasks with work. But that also requires new skills.
The downside of working from home
Working from home is already quite normal for many of us. This gives a lot of freedom and flexibility in arranging your (work) days.
“Powering through” doesn’t work
Working hard or performing optimally? Pushing through and working or training way too hard doesn’t work. Read and learn something about your workflow.
Do everything at the same time at home and at work
“Trying to do everything perfectly at the same time” describes how we live today pretty well. We do so many different things in one day that we lose track of what we are doing. How do you deal with making the right choices and get the best out of yourself and your life?
Take care of a healthy work-life balance
Doing office work means that you have to be able to perform many different tasks, from administrative jobs, to being able to juggling everything at once, attending meetings, and solving problems. You must be accurate, have integrity, be kind to your colleagues, flexible, and resistant to stress. You will be dealing with deadlines on a …
The New World of Work
The term “The New World of Work” means: not being in the office every working day from nine to five by default. The New World of Work gives people more freedom to choose when and where they work.
Working at home? Sitting hip is (often) more healthy!
You work at home. Sit at the same desk or (dining) table day in day out. As well as sitting on the same chair over and over again. You thought you weren’t doing dangerous work? Nothing could be further from the truth: sitting is a danger to your health. High time to pimp your desk or table into a healthy workplace.
Werken met mensen tijdens de overgang
Met mensen werken is een prachtig beroep of je nou in de zorg, het onderwijs, jeugdhulpverlening of maatschappelijk werk zit.
Are you suspecting burnout?
Burnout occurs when people keep going at the same pace despite long-term stress and tension symptoms. It is the final stage of a long period of overloading the body. Burnout is not the same as being overworked. Both conditions are caused by stress. But the symptoms of burnout last longer and are more intense. Symptoms …
Working at home and in the office? Then agree clear arrangements with yourself
The New Way of Working is not just about working from home. The New Way of Working is more than that. It gives you the free choice of where and when you want to work. Your working hours become less dependent on place and time. How do you guard your boundaries?