CIO OPINION
CIO
opinion
CIO OPINION
“
THE
DIGITISATION TREND
HAS TURNED REMOTE
WORKING FROM A DREAM
INTO REALITY.
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Naji Kazak, General Manager – Middle East, Africa, Turkey and Russia
at Alaris, a Kodak Alaris Business
How CIOs can optimise
productivity when
working remotely
Not everyone wants to be
stuck in the office all of
the time. Fed-up with the
multitude of distractions,
CIOs and their teams are
increasingly likely to spend
the odd day working from
home. Naji Kazak, General
Manager – Middle East,
Africa, Turkey and Russia,
at Alaris (a Kodak Alaris
Business) offers his opinion
about the best ways of
enhancing productivity
when doing so.
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INTELLIGENTCIO
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oday’s digitisation trend has
turned remote working from a
dream into reality. Remote work
has been favoured by employers not
just due to rising real estate costs, but
also due to an increase in employee
productivity where they accomplish more
in less time when telecommuting.
related things and the general workspace
that may not be designed with adequate
space, lighting or suitable furniture, may
lead to a dip in productivity.
BOOSTING THE EFFICIENCY OF
THE HOME OFFICE
Designated work area
Telecommuting increases efficiency by
eliminating distractions such as spur-of-
the-moment meetings, water cooler chat
and noisy co-workers. As is apparent in
its name, telecommuting also does away
with commuting, so time spent sitting
in traffic and finding parking can be put
towards actual work.
As attractive as the proposition may be of
working from a home office, it does come
with certain challenges. Kids, household
chores, the temptation to do non-work
When your office is part of a larger
area in your home, such as the living
room, your likelihood of becoming
distracted is high. If you don’t have
an entire room to dedicate to work, try
creating visual boundaries between
your work area and living area with
bookshelves and partitions.
Tip:
if you
have have
kids, kids,
make make
sure it sure
has it a
TIP:
if you
door!
has a door!
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