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The current global outbreak of Coronavirus COVID-19 has forced businesses to take new measures to prevent the spread of the pandemic. Many companies, including Google, Twitter and Apple, have now focused on providing remote work options for their employees. Why? As most of the workforce works from home, there’ll be minimal physical contact – ensuring that they contain the spread of the disease.

School may be closed, but this ain’t no vacation. Here’s my tried-and-true game plan for staying productive (mostly).

For a lot of people, remote work is the norm. For those that are accustomed to it, working remotely can give you time to focus on specific tasks or catch up on things without the interruptions that can happen in a shared office space. But if you’re not used to it, suddenly being asked to work remotely can feel a bit strange — and bring its own set of challenges. At Teamwork, we believe that it’s so important to empower workers to keep work going, wherever you are.

If you think of it in terms of Tuckman’s stages of team development, suddenly shifting to remote en masse throws your team into “storming” mode. Confusion and frustration abound, and everything feels twice as hard as it should. (We know because we’ve been there.) Your goal right now is to get back to the “performing” stage and resume your regularly-scheduled level of productivity. Here are five ways to do that.

Whether the flexibility of working from anywhere has always been appealing or you’re trying to figure out how to navigate a remote work schedule as a way for your team to stay healthy, remote work can seem challenging at first. The best way to succeed as a remote worker is to make sure you have all the tools and information you need to do the job well.

At Asana, we’re on a mission to help the world’s teams work together effortlessly. And to us, that means reducing work about work so teams have visibility and clarity into who’s doing what by when. The same is true even when team members are working remotely. From globally distributed organizations to teams that are thinking about remote work as a way to remain healthy, Asana can help you and your teammates stay connected, collaborate, and continue to hit your goals.

Remote work: let’s talk about it. Maybe you’re thinking about a work from home plan to keep you and your team healthy, or maybe you’re one of the 98% of employees who report wanting to work from home at least some of the time. But no matter where your team is located, you can work together effortlessly with the right tools and mutual trust.