Hello
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You’ve been away for a few days and you're about to head back in to the office.
Take the first week to get back into your working routine but also to create a more productive way of working as you move forward this year.
Here are a few tips to help you to slide more easily back into work and create a better routine:
- Don't overload your first week back at work. Give yourself time to get back up to speed.
- Avoid scheduling too many meetings in the first week so you have time for planning and catch-up.
- Book short catch-up meetings with your team to plan out what's needed.
- Set aside time to plan your week. After a break away there are often extra demands on your time.
- Prioritise your tasks and add them to your schedule.
- List and do the important tasks first rather than reacting to the first thing that comes up.
- Review your schedule each day.
- What meetings are in your diary for this week and next?
- Set reminders. You're less likely to forget or miss appointments if you get a reminder in plenty of time or you review your schedule regularly.
- Work in short focused bursts to clear a post-holiday email or paper backlog.
- Avoid getting sucked into the detail.
- Quickly go through your Inbox or pile of paperwork - sort and prioritise it first, before you deal with it.
Use these tips throughout the year when you’ve been away from the office for any length of time.
