Ideas for staff who are working remotely

Do the things you always wish you had time to do, like:

• Work with your supervisor to create an individualized professional development plan (click here for tool)

• Organize your files in bMail, Google Drive, desktop folders, etc.

• Maximize your calendar: add running agenda docs for recurring meetings, add Hangouts for upcoming meetings, etc.

• Review and cleanup data, records, tickets, etc. that relate to your job

• Develop one page job aids for the key tasks associated with your job

• Research best practices in your field (ex. contemporary advising models, new recipes, innovative technology, etc.)

• Review your program materials, websites, and other content and update where necessary

• Create templates and checklists for your work (ex. commonly sent emails, event descriptions, FAQs, etc.)

• Document common processes related to your job to support new staff training and succession planning

• Explore functionality in UCPath and Cal Answers