The difference between remote workers, digital nomads and coworking members

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A temporary work space or a temporary office space refers to the space that allows you to lease or rent workspace based on flexible terms. It is a space that you can rent for any shorter period than a standard office lease which means one year. 

From assigned workspaces, co-working spaces, meeting rooms, hot-desks, shared offices, conference rooms and creative spaces, Jaga in Canberra have a solution for all. 

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Are you feeling a little uninspired or exhausted at work? Maybe you have some brain fog after burning the candle at both ends. What can help (apart from endless rest, exercise and green juices) is some useful, easy-to-implement self-care tips that you can try to introduce into your work routine. It is high time you dedicate more time to yourself and create healthy habits on the go? We’re here to help. What is Self-care and Why is It So Important? Taking good care of yourself (at work) is just as important as taking care of yourself in other areas of your life too. If you could raise a wand and magic up some more time to exercise, sleep, eat right and take proper breaks then maybe you would reduce your work stress and be at one with your inbox. However, that’s not the reality for many of us trying to hustle hard to meet the demands of business growth, clients, team, meetings, marketing and finances. Now you’ll be able to make a few small changes to your daily routine that could see big results for your overall self-care at work (both instant changes and long term changes). How can I Practice Self-care at Work? Firstly – make your needs a priority. It’s that simple. Here are some ways to practice self-care at work: 1/ Manage Your Time On Your Schedule Stress is known to negatively impact both mental and physical health. One of the core drivers of increased stress levels is poor time management. Things like missing deadlines and procrastination can lead to immense stress and anxiety. The best way to manage time at workplace is to make use of a reliable project management software solution. When you learn to manage time effectively, you will find more space in your work schedule for quality me-time. If you have a work schedule that is outside of the “norm” or your working part time (and trying to work full time) then proper time management is going to save some brain cells in the long run. You will understand which time frames work for you (for meetings, projects and campaigns), what is achievable and what needs some modifications. You’ll also feel more empowered to say “no, that doesn’t work for me” when you have clients or team members or bosses putting any unnecessary stress on you. 2/ Ensure Movement Long periods of sitting, typing, screen watching are not beneficial to your overall health. However, this is a reality for most of us. So, it’s up to you to force some movement in your day. Whether you stand up for phone calls, take a stroll around the office (like our beautiful coworking spaces at JAGA) or pop out for a coffee with a colleague, you must incorporate some movement in your work routine. Not only will it help you burn calories and improve your overall mood, it will help you stay alert, aware and more positive during the work day. 3/ Take Proper Lunch Break Who is guilty of scoffing a sandwich at your desk? We all are! But taking a break from your computer during your lunch break is essential. Getting outside on a sunny day, sitting in the park, walking around the shops, lunch out with friends, even lunch at our group area kitchen at JAGA, any break away from the computer is a good one. 4/ Be Mindful Of What You Eat Long, boozy lunch on a Friday? That’s a write-off for the rest of the day. There is a reason why employees are provided a proper lunch break, so they can take time, nourish themselves and fuel up for the next work period. If you’re attentive to what you’re consuming and how you’re eating, you’ll feel well fed, watered and energized for the next few hours. A well thought out meal with a balance of good fats, carbohydrates and protein will serve you a thousand times better than something out of vending machine. The food you eat at work has a huge impact on your self-care! 5/ Log-off Out of Social Media Social media can be a major distraction. However, as boredom strikes and you reach for the scroll, put down the phone. Take this time to get up, walk around, get some fresh air and engage with a coworker. If you don’t need it for your work, while at work, you should consider logging off all social media platforms. You will be surprised to know about the amount of time you will save throughout the day. 6/ Enjoy Your Space If you work from home, or hybrid work then you’ll know how a space can negatively or positively affect your work day. If you truly feel comfortable and happy where you work, you will be more productive and effective at work. At JAGA we have two purpose built, amazing coworking spaces that cater for break out spaces, nooks, meeting rooms and offices as well as hot desks. However you wish to work and utilize your space we have you covered. We also have award-winning spaces where you can happily welcome clients, team members and friends for coffee or meetings to break up your work day. If there are other ways you like to enhance your space, whether it’s with a special lamp, chair, rug, photos, oil burner, music – whatever it is that inspires you to work your best, do it! A Note About Putting Yourself First This can be a hard one, especially if you’re the boss, and especially if you have a supporting or nurturing nature but really self-care is about putting yourself first. Self-care is also a great way to remind yourself that you are an individual before being an employee, a worker or a boss. When you incorporate a self-care routine into your day-to-day schedule at work, you can feel more satisfied and centered with your workday and really, in your life. How Coworking Spaces Enable Positive Self-care Routines at Work? Self-care has habitually been saved for after work hours. Therefore, it is no shock that traditional working spaces are not necessarily self-care friendly. However, coworking spaces are. It’s one of the many reasons we love and live our brand so hard. Co-working spaces are transforming the future of how we work and instilling an era of self-care in many work scenarios. Coworking spaces like JAGA offer members improved tools to ensure relevant self-care habits. Most coworking spaces provide a stimulating atmosphere with the help of exceptional office space designs, colours and abundant natural light. The uniquely designed spaces also offer ample flexibility to members and encourage more connection and community. What are you going to do today at work (maybe a little differently from your normal routine) that will encourage you to feel good?

It’s very common for companies to maintain the smooth functioning of their customer service, marketing and tech teams to use workers in remote teams, spread across various locations. As well as this, with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, some companies did not have the option of “working from home” and had to quickly rethink their work culture and establish remote teams. Even before the pandemic, remote teams were gathering popularity as our technology made it easier for workers in regional areas to access the same type of job opportunities as their city-living counterparts. Coworking spaces provide the perfect place for your remote team to be based. Here are our tips for how you can establish a successful remote team from a coworking space. Tips For Establishing A Successful Remote Team A great place to start when setting up a remote team is WHERE your team will work from. At JAGA we have many remote teams working together from our spaces who meet up with their Head Office bosses whenever they are in town. Remote working is becoming more popular as technology advances to the stage that living regionally or living away from the main city centres no longer stops workers from engaging in bigger business opportunities. As JAGA is an ACT, Canberra based business, we have many regional businesses who see their remote workers based in Canberra. And coworking spaces around the world mirror this trend. Once you have decided where your team will work from (and if they’ll work together from a coworking space) or separately from home offices, or separate coworking spaces you can dive into the nitty gritty. Some of the factors to consider to make remote working a success for your company are as follows: Communication Any streamlined, successful remote team needs to know when, how and where to communicate with each other. Will your team do daily check-ins? Will you use Video conferencing? Will you have a group chat on whats app or another platform? How will the team be able to stay in touch. The key to success with remote teams is to make communication easy. Projects How will the team keep up to date with projects and productivity? How often will the team need to update on a project. Is there a system for letting the team know when a project is winning or heading off course? Your team can use a software solution like Asana or Trello, where everyone can see a project’s status, comment and add work items into the project where necessary. Leadership A team will only go where it’s lead. Clear leadership is key for any remote team to successfully come together and win. Who’s in charge? Who do the workers come to when they have an issue? Who is making sure the daily check-ins or project updates happen? Face-To-Face Whilst remote work, working from multiple offices and from coworking spaces is super flexible and offers workers the best of both worlds, at some stage face-to-face interaction will be necessary. There is so much value in seeing the rest of your team, your leaders and possibly clients face-to-face. So whether you organise a bi-montly in person meeting, a quarterly meeting, a yearly conference or employee get away together; whatever it is, put it in the diary and stick to it. Connection Introducing some uncomplicated measures to help your remote team feel connected and create a cohesive work environment can improve all team members’ proficiency and performance. How will you add connection to your team each day? Is it a morning coffee huddle from your coworking kitchen? Is it a team lunch every Friday? Whatever it is, make sure it’s consistent and provides the connection each team member needs. How To Step Up Your Remote Team’s Performance This one is really simple: it comes down to goal setting. For a remote team, the single most important thing they need to know is what goals have been set for them. It sounds so simple, right? But it’s often forgotten about. Or it’s known by the leaders, but not shared with the team. So a team needs to know whether they’re on-track or off-track and that comes down to knowing what goals they’re working towards each day. When your team is working remotely, you need to set up goals and expectations that your team members do not find extremely complex or unachievable. The most common issue that individuals working remotely face is distractions. You will have to consider that when your team works from home, the environment will be different from that of the office. By gathering your remote team together in a coworking space (like ours at JAGA) you will see a few things happen. More productivity for one! More cohesive team for two! Better work relationships and friendships for three! Now, setting goals is the fun part. Communicating the goals to the team is the second part. The third part is all about tracking the goals. This is where your project software will play a big role in running your remote team. How Can Coworking Spaces Help You Build A Successful Remote Team? Whether you’re just starting a remote team, restructuring a remote team, or bringing a remote team that has been working from home together to work together – a coworking space can be your best vehicle to facilitate that exercise. Managing a remote team can have its hurdles, but you negate so many of the risks by basing your remote team from a coworking space like JAGA. Coworking spaces have the world-class amenities (which your team will love), the purpose built office space designed for performance and productivity, the access to other like minded professionals that your team can connect with, collab with and learn from. PLUS basing your remote team from a coworking space versus a traditional leased office space is going to save your company big bucks. Seriously. Read more about that here It’s a win-win. To set up your remote team from JAGA today, call our team – we are here to help you achieve your remote team goals.

Around the world, coworking spaces offer freelancers, digital nomads, small businesses and startups the opportunity to have amazing workspaces, without paying the traditional fees associated with a purpose-built office space.  As an entrepreneur, you are faced with significant decisions to know where you and your employees will be working. When you explore the right coworking space, it can offer you an opportunity to engage in a beautiful space while keeping your expenses low and expanding your business. Coworking spaces are impressively cost-effective when compared to a traditional office space lease. Here are some ways in which a coworking space can help you save significantly on the overall time and money: 1/ Pre-Designed And Furnished Office When you rent an office in a coworking space for your team and business, there is typically no need to worry about office essentials like office chairs, filing cabinets, and desks. Your coworking spaces are typically decorated in new, inspiring and functional furniture and decor. This helps in saving you time and ample energy to convert a clinical room into something beautiful for your team and clients. This is opposed to traditionally renting a leased office space, which will mostly be available as an empty shell. You will be required to purchase all the fittings and fixtures by yourself. Outfitting a dedicated office space is expensive and time-consuming. 2/ Pay For The Space, Say Hello To Amenities Coworking office amenities like kitchens, washrooms, break rooms, shower rooms and lounge areas tend to be communal and managed services. Typically coworking spaces take care of these aspects and you pay for the dedicated space that you and your team are using. This can be a major saver! 3/ Say Goodbye To A Lot Of Bills While renting a leased office space, businesses are expected to pay for specific utilities including water, electricity and water on top of the monthly rent. Depending on your lease agreement, regular plumbing, cleaning, gardening and access to parking. It will all add up eventually. With most coworking spaces, like ours at JAGA, these aspects are taken care of properly, without you having to worry. If you run and own your business and you have to take care of all these ‘extras’ yourself – or you employ an office manager to do this for you, that’s another cost that could be minimised when you move to a coworking space. Similarly, without having to worry and spend time coordinating these efforts, your presence in a coworking space will offer more time to focus on the core requirements of your business. 4/ Access to Flexible Space As You Grow Any business that looks forward to expanding will be taking a major risk in renting a larger leased office space with the thought you will ‘grow into it’. Startups or small businesses cannot be sure that they will outgrow or expand in the given space. When you use a coworking space, it eliminates the issue. You can look forward to renting the same amounts of desks or size of office that you needed initially. Then, you can jump to larger spaces when your team and company grows. By utilising coworking spaces you can think bigger geographically, setting up different teams based in different cities or states, should the need arise, without having to move your Head Quarters. 5/ Absence of Exit Fees When you leave a leased office at the rental term’s end, you are usually charged for professional maintenance, professional cleaning, returning the office to its original state and any outstanding utilities. When you decide to exit a coworking space, you skip these additional costs. Winning! 6/ Reduced Team Costs Traditionally renting an office could see your team expand to include an office manager, a receptionist, and maybe even an IT operations person. Mostly, coworking spaces have employees spanning these administrative duties and you won’t need to factor in that cost. Especially if you also used a managed office service with phone and post services. In some cases, you might be required to pay an additional pay-as-you-go fee for support staff. However, it is quite minimal in comparison to the actual wages. Your business and team can spend the dollars where you really need them, hiring the right team who will lead to growth in your business. 7/ Effective Collaboration and Networking While not a money-saving point, the opportunities of networking in a coworking space can offer extra sources of income while aiding the overall growth of your company. Coworking spaces are mostly used by a number of small to medium-sized companies, freelancers, and even remote workers. The overall networking opportunities tend to be endless. When your business (and you) come into contact with a number of creative individuals, the recruitment process for staff as your business grows will become easier and l ess expensive. 8/T ime and Meetings Coworking spaces and their light-filled, airy spaces (like ours at JAGA) are perfect for team and client meetings. You will have minimal need to travel to your clients or partners – they will want to come to you! If you ever need meeting rooms you won’t have to search far as most coworking spaces will have an ample number of rooms to hire available for you. When you have access to a shared working space or office as well as purpose-built meeting rooms can help you in maintaining a professional, strategic business. Ultimately, coworking spaces help in saving you both time and money by taking care of the entire space for you. Search for the best one in your area. If your business is based in the ACT, Canberra, please visit our two locations: Allara Street and Swanson Court for more information on what we can offer you at JAGA.

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There is no denying the fact that coworking spaces can bring about a number of financial as well as practical benefits for your business and team. However, one of the most important benefits of running your business from a coworking space is the development of a stronger sense of work identity and healthier work culture amongst employees. For freelancers and small business owners, working from a coworking space can lead to a great sense of pride and professionalism. Coworking And Shaping Your Work Identity If you’re like most people, early on in your work life you would have adopted a “work persona” – a version of yourself that comes alive in the office or your work space. It’s not unusual for people to say “I’m like that at work, not at home” or act slightly differently around their work friends to their family or other friendship groups. Your work persona can be based on your ability to adapt to the other personalities you work with and the workplace environment itself. There are layers of emotional, psychological and egotistical factors that are displayed; a person may be the Alpha at home, and quite submissive at work, or vice versa. How you identify yourself at your workplace in the ‘chain of command’ also comes into play. And you could find your work persona changes when you move roles or companies. So how then, does a coworking space help to shape your identity? Shared workplaces or coworking spaces are a bustling combination of diverse businesses, each with workers possessing their own personalities and work styles. From small businesses to independent entrepreneurs, to even large-scale enterprises, coworking spaces are gaining impetus amongst workplaces of all complexities and diversifications. Interestingly, one of the most important benefits of using coworking spaces for employees is the development of a stronger sense of identity amongst employees. This is typically seen with groups of coworkers from the same organisation, however it can also be seen with freelancers or soloworkers feeling more professional and productive whilst working from a coworking space. Importance of Coworking Spaces in Affecting Professional Identities of Employees Since the concept of coworking first came into existence over 14,000 such spaces have sprung up across the globe. Whilst initially coworking spaces provided solo and independent workers with ample support and resources that were not available at their home office, or other nomadic locations, the coworking industry is evolving. Modern coworking spaces are now supporting thriving large-scale businesses with remote teams and medium businesses with teams that are growing together in the coworking space. And there is a great reason for this; using the ample amenities and flexible structure of a coworking space can save expanding and larger businesses money and time . Another benefit for larger teams working from coworking spaces is that it’s better for their employees. Workers tend to experience higher levels of flexibility, an improved ability to ensure networking and they experience a robust sense of community. To understand the impact of coworking on a worker’s identity, here are some points to consider: Different Coworking Spaces Have Different Vibes Most coworking spaces offer similar services or amenities – flexible and dedicated hot desks, day passes, Wi-Fi access, printing services, private offices, and so more. However, there are great variations in the spaces themselves and the feelings of those spaces. And it comes down to planning. Coworking spaces tend to differentiate in the location, overall atmosphere and general vibe in the space (as well as the amount of amenities). At JAGA we spare no expense when it comes to our environment and amenities because we know how important it is for our workers! It is a crucial aspect in affirming your employees are happy at work: selecting the right space for the work. Workers Will Approach The Space Differently But Still Want To Feel Connected A person working from a coworking space needs an environment that allows for the work to get done! They want to be productive. There’s a reason they’re choosing to work from a coworking space. Whether they need a space for one day a week or 5 days a week they still want to feel aligned with their coworking space. The space will become an extension of themselves and their identity. So the ‘small’ things that some coworking spaces overlook like the kitchen spaces, the break out spaces and nooks for creative thinking and meeting space, the attention and attitude of the team that runs the coworking space, the cleanliness and overall feel of the space – all these things matter. Offering More Credibility to Smaller Businesses and Independent Workers Coworking spaces can help in providing a sense of credibility and professionalism that most smaller businesses and remote workers (including freelancers) might otherwise lack. At JAGA we also offer the ability to use our address as your professional address, a mail service and phone answering service, which can help a small business appear more professional as they grow into their next stage. The available spaces for meetings and presentations also delivers a great impression to present yourself at a dedicated space to the potential clients. Attract Younger, More Dynamic Workers Changing up your business’s location from a more traditional office space to a more interesting, dynamic coworking space could see you attract a younger, more engaged workforce that value the space in which they work. The younger workforce wants flexibility, the ability to connect with peers, and connect with people outside of their organisation that could present collaboration opportunities. Extend Your Brand’s Identity Eventually, coworking is all about finding the right working space for your team, a space that is an extension of your brand. Can you run a groovy, millennial aligned skincare company from a desk in your bedroom? Probably, but would it work so much better (and probably grow a lot faster) from a coworking space where your team can talk face-to-face to each other, host meetings in the meeting room, create digital assets on the fly and connect with other coworkers that could bring ideas to the table. Businesses based at a dedicated coworking space helps organisations appear more future-focused and energetic. Improve Your Team’s Work Culture Nowadays, most organisations invest significantly in developing a specific work culture while improving creativity amongst the employees. However, how will it function at a coworking space that features multiple organisations and employees with diverse work cultures and identities? Your team’s work culture can take a start from the culture cultivated at the coworking space. For example; community, collaboration, respect and flexibility are paramount values for our JAGA members. Typically, employees are known to identify themselves with the organisation they work for, rather than with a coworking space. However, coworking environments are starting to play a vital role in determining the professional identity of an individual. Eventually, it is all about finding a space whose values will align with your work ethics and culture. For freelancers, it is about looking for a space that will help them in developing an identity for the growing business. Yes – a coworking space provides a physical space for your team to work. However, it also turns out to be helpful in nurturing a sense of belonging, identity, productivity and happiness amongst workers. And that’s what you want. Moreover, choosing a coworking space that reflects your brand identity, helps a team to feel aligned and happy with their coworking sp ace. We urge you to connect with our team at JAGA today , come in and see how we do coworking differently.