Here are 6 behaviours that mobile workers need to hone to be the best they can. By focusing on these behaviours you can expect to get things done so that they seem effortless and demonstrate to your colleagues / peers that you are in control. If you are starting out and wish to prove that you would be a good mobile worker then the qualities below can help showcase a talent for working in the field and still managing to keep on top of things.
Be Responsive
Whilst working you need to be responsive and deal with incoming work quickly. Keeping on top of your email, answering and dealing with phone calls whilst getting things done may seem like something that you can let slide. If you do let things slip, you may get hauled back to the desk job. Instead you need to constantly prove that being mobile is the best thing for everyone involved and responding in a timely manner is your first step to proving that you no longer need the office.
Be Adaptable
Working in a new way needs a certain degree of adaptability. From now on your may not have access to the quiet hum of the office with key people a short walk away. Instead you may be working in coffee shops, driving between meetings and building up relationships over the phone. If you were ever the kind of person that shied away from picking up the phone and speaking to someone you didn’t know then now is the time to adapt. You need to learn new behaviours and put many of those old fears to bed as your new life will no longer have time for them.
Be Quality Conscious
There is a danger that as you are adapting to new ways of working that internal quality control goes out of the window. Also as you may not able to see colleagues expressions when you send out some completed work. So, you need to keep a close eye on the quality of work and call a draft a draft if need be. Don’t let all of your good intentions go be the wayside by sending out lots of small failures.
Ability to Focus
To keep the right level of quality you need to develop ninja like levels of focus. Getting distracted is the sure fire way of not getting stuff done. One top tip for laptop workers is to run your applications full screen. That way you get what needs to be done first before looking for things to fill the time. This simple tactic coupled with the desire to complete a task ensures that you will learn the art of focusing – even in the most distracting of environments.
Be Organised
Organisation is actually much easier to learn than you might think. Some people have this gift already whilst others need to work at it. If you are the latter then perhaps your computer can become your best friend. Use it to keep lists of what needs to be done, capture images of things you wish to remember and make notes from meetings. Applications like Evernote and Wunderlist can put you on the road to enlightenment. Also make sure that you keep your calendar up to date as this will let you know what to do and where you plan to do it at a glance.
Stay Happy
Happiness comes as the consequence of good things happening to you. But you can help this along by taking time to reflect on your positive achievements and allowing yourself to feel good about them. To be gifted the freedom of setting your own schedule and managing your workload is something that you should feel happy about and worthy of positive reflection.
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