How do you balance remote work and family responsibilities?

Be firm with your boundaries with your leader and company and set it from the beginning of employment. If you start working over the weekends or later in the evening, it can become an expectation to continue working at those times and you could lose the balance.

Here is how I defined boundaries with my team: > defined working time > clarified what's important for me (ex. lunch and my evening yoga) > set rules for emergencies (ex.my team had my private number for emergencies... they never used it) > set rules for availability (ex. if it was not an emergency, it was not worth to send the message at 9pm...I would only get back in the morning) > manage my calendar (ex. my team always knew that my calendar was up to date and could clearly see the availability) The key is communication. #TheGoodBusy

The simplest of all... Use your calendar. 1) It is easy to sort professional responsibilities from personal (I use 2 colors) 2) It is easy to give visibility to your team 3) Whatever is in the calendar gets done 4) Our brain is to generate the ideas, not to keep them... the calendar is.. 5) Time is invisible. Calendar allows you to make it visible and to see where it goes. #TheGoodBusy

Think of F1. Even F1 drivers need a pitstop. We all need one. We must get busy with activities to refuel our tanks. Here are my biggest tank refuels: > Family time (I have virtual lunches with my dad) > Friends time (virtual coffees...my friends are around the world) > Yoga (I use Asana rebel... 5-30min workouts...) > Dancing (many times on my own... 5min dancing does magic) > Walk in nature (daily 1 hour walk) > Good book (non-fiction and good biographies) > Starring at the ocean (lucky to live 20min away from the beach) #TheGoodBusy

Delegating and outsourcing can be a game changer. Accept we all have strengths and weaknesses: finding those who compensate your weakness frees up time and reduces workload. When we work with our strengths, we enjoy what we do, we feel good busy, we progress faster towards our goal and we get things done. #TheGoodBusy

Perfect doesn't exist. Good enough is our own definition of our own perfect. Here is the framework I use to set standards for the "good enough". The big 5 for life by John Strelecky. Imagine if you life was a Safari trip. The success of safari trips is measured by the number of the Big 5 (animals) people see. If people see 1, the experience is good. If people see 2, the experience is great. If people see 3, the experience is amazing. If people see 4, the experience is awesome. If people see 5, the experience is above expectations. What are your 5 five for life? I define mine for everything I do. Having standards helps me to manage my own expectations. #TheGoodBusy

90% of help is given in return to a question asking for help. Love the Ted Talk by Barbara Sher. Our dreams are just 1 question away. Try this: 1/ say your dream / wish / desire / outcome outloud 2/ say what is stopping you from making it come true See how many people will be willing to help you out. Watch the Ted Talk :) You will be inspired and will start asking more for help. "Everything great in the companies happens in teams" Adam Grant #TheGoodBusy

When my children were young, I had the opportunity to work part time as long as I was available for critical items that came up. Albeit rare that something came up, it was challenging to work and care for young children. It is a must to have child care when you have younger children who depend on you.