Time Management: Working from Home
55mGeneral2025-06-20
Authors

Dave Crenshaw
Author and Leadership Coach specializing in productive leadership
Course details
Working from home is a wonderful opportunity, but time management can be a challenge. With so many demands on your time and attention, it's a tricky balancing act to stay productive. In this course, author and productivity expert Dave Crenshaw shares strategies to enhance productivity and work-life balance while working from home. Start by assessing your current work-from-home setup and identifying areas for improvement. Learn how to create a dedicated and productive workspace, even if it means considering alternative locations. Understand how to manage your working hours effectively and maintain momentum throughout the day. Explore best practices for collaborating with colleagues remotely and building boundaries with loved ones to ensure a harmonious home environment. Along the way, you'll also get the chance to use AI to practice having challenging conversations.
Learning objectives
Assess and enhance your productivity while working from home.
Create and maintain a productive workspace tailored to your needs.
Implement effective time management strategies to balance work hours and personal time.
Optimize remote collaboration by adhering to company guidelines and improving communication.
Establish and maintain healthy boundaries with loved ones to minimize distractions and manage interruptions.
Learning objectives
Assess and enhance your productivity while working from home.
Create and maintain a productive workspace tailored to your needs.
Implement effective time management strategies to balance work hours and personal time.
Optimize remote collaboration by adhering to company guidelines and improving communication.
Establish and maintain healthy boundaries with loved ones to minimize distractions and manage interruptions.
Skills covered
Teams and CollaborationTime ManagementProfessional DevelopmentLeadership and ManagementOne-Off
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Making working from home work
- 02 - Assessing your work from home productivity
1. Establishing Your Home Base
- 03 - Create a productive workspace
- 04 - Consider a home office away from home
- 05 - Identify visual and audible distractions
- 06 - Processing items when working from home
- 07 - Choosing the most productive technology
2. Crafting Your Schedule
- 08 - Keep work hours in balance
- 09 - Find your peak productivity time
- 10 - Plan meaningful breaks
- 11 - Adjust when schedules collide
- 12 - Managing procrastination when working from home
- 13 - Strategies to maintain momentum and focus
3. Communicating Remotely
- 14 - Determine your company's ground rules
- 15 - Making remote meetings productive
- 16 - How to work across time zones
- 17 - Responding to quick questions
- 18 - Productivity and co-worker relationships
4. Considerations for Working Parents and Caregivers
- 19 - Build boundaries with loved ones
- 20 - Manage interruptions and emergencies
- 21 - Making time to take fun breaks with loved ones
Conclusion
- 22 - Time management begins with action