Home Office Balance

I hope readers of this blog enjoy some of the more personal input about our growing company and my place in it.

Our US Headquarters is in Loretto, MN just outside of Minneapolis. I work out of my home office in Green Bay, WI. At first I really disliked working from home. I was used to working in a large office where I could interact with many people. Over time I've gotten used to working alone. I reach out by phone to contacts often and have joined several business and community groups to stay connected to others. It's a challenge though.

We have three children. When they are home in the summer they sometimes can impact my productivity. That is balanced by the times I work at night and early in the AM.

At times I've thought about getting a small office nearby. However, I'm not sure it would be any more productive as I'd have more trouble working at night with all my files and information in another location. Also, it wouldn't help the isolation issue and involves significant cost that doesn't help us serve our customer.

The kids head back to school Tuesday and I'm looking forward to the quiet. In looking back over the last three years I've gotten very good and working from home and rarely think about making a change anymore. There are still times I need to work hard to focus on tasks at hand when distractions are prevalent, but I've improved my organization over the years and am pretty well set now.

Have a great holiday weekend!