1. Home Sweet…Office?
The women of Connect: Professional Women’s Network tackle
the hot-button issue of working remotely, and offer advice
on how to do it successfully.

2. I found that I was more productive working in my home. I got up in
the morning and prepared for work just as I would if commuting. I
could focus better without people stopping by to chat or being
Colleen Ford called in for meetings.
Program Manager
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3. Time management is key, even more so than in an office, where
certain cues are available (like seeing people go to lunch, get up
for meetings, etc.).
Jennie Oyola
Senior Performance
Analyst
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4. I work with colleagues globally. Finding a good web-conference
solution is important, and if you can have video, that can also be
helpful. Having collaboration tools is important, too. We use
Amanda Somma Google Docs frequently, and it's great for these purposes.
Consulting Director
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5. Working from home has allowed me some benefits as a parent. I
could get up at 5 a.m. and work for an hour or two before getting
my kids up and off to school. I also did not have to get them to a
Laura Jones before-school day care so I could commute to the office on time.
Consultant, Business
Development
That makes it a plus to my employers already.
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6. I have a team style that works well in person and am trying to
translate it to remote because in my current company, none of us
are co-located. What's worked is being proactive on outbound
Cheryl Kellond communication and checking in frequently, not just on
CEO and Co-Founder at
Bia Sport progress, but to throw ideas around or just goof around a bit.
.
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7. I work from home. Every day. The flexibility is great. It is all about
getting the work done. Not WHEN you do the work or where you are
when you do it.
Katrina Larrabee
Analyst, AVP, Citi and
Co-Owner CELA, LLC
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8. Telecommuting can work effectively with a very clear set of
guidelines and programs for communications. The key is
documentation. Everything needs to be documented so that
Dorothy Distefano everyone is on the same page.
Writer on the Verge
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9. Julie Petrarca I have worked with teams spanning multiple time zones and find
Principal at Studio 754
that Basecamp (or similar) is a great way to organize project details
(with or without time-zone issues). That and a quality shared
calendar usually works well for us.
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10. Join the conversation!
Connect: Professional Women’s Network, Powered by Citi, is an
online community on LinkedIn that helps women achieve the
careers they want and discuss the issues relevant to their success.
For more great insights from Connect members, check out the
discussions: Any women not in a 9-5 office environment?, Do any
of you telecommute? , Anyone else here work remotely?
and Remote Employee Pros and Cons?
Visit linkedin.com/womenconnect for more information
and to join the group!
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