Week #9: Convince your boss you're ready to start working remotely đ
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How To Ask To Work Remotely Full-Time
Ensure youâre providing value. You can do this by becoming a top-performer, crushing your quarterly goals, or creating onboarding documentation because nobody else wants to take ownership or responsibility.
Understand your âwhyâ. If youâll be standing in front of your boss or maybe even your whole leadership teams, itâs crucial that you have a clear reason why youâre asking to go remote. Itâs a question youâll get asked, no doubt. Try to take a step back and ask yourself, âwhy do I want to work remotely?â. Whatever your answer is itâs a valid answer and unique to you.
Work up a plan. Before starting the full conversation or setting up a meeting with your CEO, type up a plan. Youâll want to map out your why, the pros, the cons, where youâll work remotely, how flexible your schedule will be, your communication plan with your team, what equipment you have to be successful, and the equipment youâll need.
Set up a meeting. After youâve got 1-3 on lock, itâs time. Gather the key folks that you need to get approval from - that maybe your direct manager, HR, and your CEO (depending on your company size). And crush your pitch.
Experiment with a trial period. This makes everyone feel more comfortable with the idea of working remotely. If it doesnât work out then we go back to the way things originally were.
âŚExtras
đ¨Give this a try! At my last job, I did a ton of research on remote work and ended up creating a presentation for my exec team. The presentation was essentially a pitch showing how Iâd be a great candidate for remote work. Well, it went pretty well and I got the team approval to go fully remote. Today, Iâd like to share the pitch deck I used - you can find it below.
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Weâll talk about the importance of video collaboration and his background with remote work. Also, bring your questions about remote work, challenges, finding a job, and more for Q&A.
đResource! Last week I had the opportunity to chat with Shauna Moran, who is the founder of Operate Remote. She works with leaders to transform their teams into high performing remote teams through coaching and mentoring. If youâre looking for someone to help your team build healthy habits, processes, and make your organization successful at working remotely get in touch with Shauna by visiting her website here.
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