5 ways to stay motivated

Working fromHome

Five ways to stay motivated Working from Home

Times are changing andworking from homeis becoming more andmore common.

This will be even more so inthe future, whether fulltime or a number of daysduring the week..

To stay motivated workingfrom home, awarenessneeds to be on mentalwellbeing as well as tools toensure a professionalworking approach.

We, at ANDUVE, areexperienced ourselvesin working from home.

We have gathered 5 tipsfrom our Working fromHome Course to help you.

We hope you canimplement some of theseand that you will find themhelpful.

Hogan has identified 5competenciesfor working from home.

These 5 competencieshave consistentlyshowed to be important forperformance, motivation,and resilience whenworking remotely, or as we have named it –Working from Home.

By knowing thesecompetences, you canstructure how to supportyourself and your teammembers to thrive in workingfrom home.

In this document, we'llprovide insight into eachcompetency, the mainstruggles you face workingfrom home, and explain howwe at ANDUVE strive tostrengthen thesecompetences.

No 1 : Understand the needed competences

1: Self Management

2: Communication

3: Dependability

4: Flexibility

5: Relationship building

Building structure, ensuring work/lifebalance, manage work pace

Building trust, being constructive,building relationships and managinginformation

Can be trusted to meet deadlines,keep others in the loop

Willingness to learn new tools andtechnologies, adapting to newprocesses and environments

Establish social connections acrossdistance, foster virtual relationships,prevents social isolation

5 Competencies for Working from Home

Do your teams struggle?They are not alone!

The graph above illustratestop 4 struggles, accordingto Buffer 2019

These are all related to the5 competences identifiedby Hogan.

Unplugging after WorkDistractions at home

Collaboration and / orCommunication

Loneliness

All are interrelated, but themain correlations are:

Self Management :

Communication :

Relationship building :

No 2 : Identify the Struggles

To support you and yourteam members’ SelfManagement, we presentmore tools in our courseWorking from Home, whichwe set time aside tocustomize.

One of these tools is thePriority matrix:How do you categorize andschedule answeringbusiness emails, working ona client project, homeschooling your child,attending Zoom meetings?

In addition to leveragingyour self management skills,the priority matrix, willsupport you in being seenas dependable, as you willnow know how to prioriesand plan for given deadlines

No 3 : Use of a Priority Matrix

Another element insupporting Self Managementis to strengthen mentalwellbeing while working fromhome.

We focus on Self Care andMeta Cognitive training.

Our advice includes self care;such as diet, training, breaks,meditation, and even socialcontact and happenings.

Add these activities into thepriority matrix to include inweekly schedules.

You will deliberately andeffectively investigate howyou unplug after work.

We also provide tools tostay connected to yourcolleagues. You will significantly raiseyour resilience,strengthening mentalwellbeing.

No 4 : Physical and Mental Wellbeing

To support you and yourteam’s communication, wefocus on online presence,and handling conflictsremotely. The latter ideallyby preventing them, but justas important to solve themimmediately when theyarise – whether within ateam, or with customers.We use a number oftechniques to strengthenyour self-awareness, as wellas training in labellingcommunication style andskills

One way to strengthenyour self-awareness isunderstanding yourtriggers. There are manysituations, words, tone ofvoice that can trigger astrong emotional reaction.You can train yourawareness by noticing yourreactions, then decide on adifferent and moreconstructive response. Ittakes practice and we are here to help you.

No 5 : Understand Your Triggers

We hope this guide is valuable for your teams

In the Working from Home course, we take this trainingone step further and include individual feedback oneach team member’s 5 competences based on their

Hogan Profile, and how to develop these.

We wish you and your team great success!in Working from Home.