1- Ensure you have all the tools you need 

• laptop/desktop and phone
• ensure screen is at eye level
• login details for your company’s intranet, get login and password details.
• essential software packages
• noise-cancelling headphones

2- Agreed schedule & set working hours

• Ensure your family knows you are working from home and they not to disturb you.
• Strategy for occupying children and pets
• Designated hours to work ‘from’ and ‘until’, agreed with your supervisor
• Set expectations from the start: Agree what the priorities are and discuss how tasks will get done

3- Designated working space 

• A spare room is ideal or a quite bedroom if not
• Ideally not a place you use to relax such as your sofa
• Try different spots to find the most effective
• Ensure sufficient lighting
• Minimise glare from the screen.

4- Take breaks!

• Replicate any office breaks at home for your wellbeing
• Helps increase productivity
• Improves accuracy, reducing errors

5- Keep in contact with your team 

• Avoid feeling isolated or ignored.
• Plan ahead
• Ensure your team and employers expectations are met
• Use video calls with colleagues
• A clear and structured plan helps ensure trust