Held at IBM Think in March 2018 Las Vegas this round table discussion addressed the issues the panel encountered around home working.

1. Think 2018 / DOC ID / Month XX, 2018 / © 2018 IBM Corporation

2. H O M E W O R K I N G
Boosts productivity
Lowers stress
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3. P R O D U C T I V I T Y
P R O H I B I TO R S
Office conversations
Ad hoc meetings
The internet rabbit hole
Loud noises and people
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4. W H AT M OT I VAT E S M E
To get up
To stay at my desk
To feel part of the company
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5. C R E AT I N G S PAC E
TO W O R K
Own your space - create an environment
Organise your space
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6. T H E I N T R O V E R T /
E X T R O V E R T
D I L E M M A
Introverts work well disappearing inside their heads - but can
become isolated
Extroverts draw energy from people around them and can become
drained without IRL contact
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7. I N T E R VA L
W O R K I N G
The brain can only focus for around 90 minutes
before needing a break
Even if you don’t give it one, it will take one
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8. P R I O R I T I Z I N G
Push other tasks aside and focus on a single goal for each interval
What do you want to achieve today
What do you need to achieve today
Be focused not fixated
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9. C O N T R O L L I N G
YO U R H O U R S
When are your peak work hours
When are your low productivity hours
Create airlocks to move between home life and work life
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10. B U I L D I N G A N D
M A N AG I N G T E A M S
If there is an office base, or even if there isn’t, IRL
meet ups are irreplaceable
The power of online meeting places
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11. F I T T I N G I N
Home workers actively engage with others
Office workers often actively aim to disengage in
order to get work done
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12. S AV I N G I S S U E S U P
When is a good time to raise an issue?
Call a meeting?
Is there a driver to overly formalize by putting things in writing vs talking?
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13. TO O L S TO H E L P
There are no single solutions that help how everyone works
Some people use timer systems like pomodoro
Some people need music and some silence
If you like to walk and talk you need a good bluetooth headset
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