What to do when you're forced to work from home

What to do when you're forced to work from home | Slack CEO shares how his company is going remote | 5 ways to keep productivity momentum going Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( March 12, 2020 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE]( ADVERTISEMENT Leading Edge [] [What to do when you're forced to work from home]( While [the NBA has suspended its season](, organizations such as Google are asking office-based employees to confine themselves to home while still getting work done. HackerOne CEO Marten Mickos offers a guide for creating remote teams, while business professor Anat Lechner tells Adweek that many employees "have never worked from home and are not accustomed to doing so, so there has to be a bit of a learning period." Full Story: [Fast Company]( (3/11), [Adweek (tiered subscription model)]( (3/11), [CNN]( (3/11) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Slack CEO shares how his company is going remote]( Full Story: [Thread Reader/Stewart Butterfield]( (3/11) [] [5 ways to keep productivity momentum going]( Sustain your productivity by clearing your schedule of unnecessary meetings; taking frequent, brief breaks; and focusing on delivering good work rather than perfection, writes Naphtali Hoff. Use your commute to listen to books and podcasts, and take time for exercise and good nutrition, he writes. Full Story: [SmartBrief/Leadership]( (3/11) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( Level-up digital and content marketing Are you ready to take your content marketing from boring blogs to memorable media? Learn proven ways to use low-cost video content to increase conversion and engagement rates across your inbound marketing, digital marketing, email marketing, and more! 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