Remote Working Best Practices

Remote Working Tips and Tricks

1. Set a routine and boundaries - at times it can be difficult to stay focused
or even “turn off” when your physical space doesn’t change. Think about
creating a work routine and physical workspace that works for you. Don’t
be afraid to experiment with what makes you most productive.
2. Align on team expectations - remote working can shift team dynamics.
Make sure you’ve aligned as a team on how you will continue to work
together. This can include knowing when to jump on a call, or building in
team accountability with regular check-ins.
3. Connect with your colleagues - it is important to continue to create
personal connections with your teammates. Try reserving a few minutes of
your team meetings for personal catch up, or scheduling virtual coffee.
4. Practice good meeting etiquette - proper meeting etiquette is critical to
achieving desired outcomes, and it is important to align on what this looks
like in a virtual environment. You may want to consider sending a meeting
agenda in advance, agreeing to ways you will conduct certain meetings
(e.g. video conferencing, screen sharing, etc.), and documenting meeting
notes and decisions clearly (more info)

Slack Tips and Tricks

1. Set your status - this helps sets realistic expectations of when you will be
available to respond (more info)
2. @mention colleagues - @ mentioning colleagues helps them prioritize
their work by allowing them to focus on important items (more info)
3. Upload your profile - make sure your profile is up to date to help
humanize your virtual collaboration and allow people to find you easily.
Think about including a profile photo of yourself (more info)
4. Team-based channels - create the right channels for your team to
effectively collaborate. This may include channels for regular stand-up
meetings, project specific work, and best practice sharing (more info)
5. Slack posts - use Slack Posts for lightweight file collaboration and longer
form text that may need additional formatting. Posts are great for meeting
agendas, meeting notes, to-do lists, and more (more info)
6. Connect to tools you use everyday - Slack seamlessly integrates with
hundreds of tools, including G Suite, Office 365, Dropbox or Box, Zoom or
role-specific tools like Salesforce and Jira (app directory)
💡TIP: If you don’t have or use a third party video or voice tool integrated
with Slack, you can make video and voice calls with screen sharing and
drawing capabilities directly in Slack (more info)

Additional Resources
Slack Blog Post: Adapting the way we work when offices need to close
Slack Blog Post: Go the distance: Slack tips for remote and distributed workers
Slack Webinar: Working Remotely in Slack - Getting Started