Work From Home:  Cut your commute, reduce overheads.

Overview of ​working successfully from home.

  • Create a work at home environment to suit your personality and way of working.
  • Understand the basics of time management.  Good time management becomes when someone else isn’t setting the timetable.
  • Develop the ability to stay focussed.  Keeping focused on what’s important is hard when you are the one setting the targets.
  • Learn how to foster good habits and routines.
  • Devise good record keeping systems.
  • Create a way of working that makes time for paperwork.
  • Apply the 80/20 rule of business.
  • Technology is important.
  • Understand the differences between aims and objectives in the business world.
  • As far as possible keep business and domestic separate.
  • Ensure that you create a workspace that helps not hinders your working.
  • Learn the art of project management.​
  • Have plans in place to deal with problems.  These plans should range from inconveniences to disasters.
  • Plan what's next.  When everything has worked as planned and retirement beckons what’s your escape plan?
  • Get to know your responsibilities regarding health and safety.
  • Make time for breaks.
  • Learn to stay calm especially when work clashes with life.
  • Create a perfect life-work balance.
  • Learn to share your  achievements not just your problems.
  • Learn how to manage cashflow as determined by turnover, overheads and profit.
  • Understand the true nature of success.
  • Put in place stress management and coping mechanisms.
  • Build a support group/system.
  • Create robust lines of communication with your customers and suppliers.
  • GET BUSINESS INSURANCE. 

History

Along with countless small to medium size projects, my group and I have planned
  • A major product for a UK PLC.  The project was managed from the UK but delivered in 40 overseas destinations.
  • Major refurbishment works for leading UK institutions & companies.
  • Two international sporting events held in the UK.
  • Two national sporting events held in the UK.
  • The development of three semi-professional sports franchises from inception to national championships.
  • Financial controls at board level in the public and private sectors.