Hi, I’m Sahar from the Microsoft Store. Today we’ll be
covering some of the ways Microsoft
helps individuals and organizations,
working from anywhere, achieve a better work-life balance
by using tools in Microsoft 365.
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It’s easy to feel overwhelmed with meetings during my
workweek—and too many can force me to work late
into the evening.
Even during those rare meeting-free blocks, my focus
is interrupted with emails and chats.
Research has shown that it can take over 20 minutes to refocus,
even after checking just one email.
With MyAnalytics, a service that’s available for
businesses using Microsoft 365, I was able to create a focus
plan and build time in my day to concentrate.
MyAnalytics is available for everyone using Microsoft 365
that has business hosted emails.
MyAnalytics helps you prioritize your wellbeing and reflect on
your goals with regular emails sent straight to your inbox.
From these emails, you can go directly to
the MyAnalytics dashboard.
By selecting the “Focus” tab from the dashboard, then
“Plan configuration”, you can create a focus plan to help
you schedule one to two hours every day to focus.
You even have the option to let MyAnalytics book that
time automatically for you.
Teams chats and notifications are silenced during your booked
focus time to help you work uninterrupted.
With my focus plan, I’ve found it easier to complete work
during work hours and can reflect on my progress through
automated “Focus plan weekly updates” sent to my inbox.
But a work-life balance is more than how you spend your workday
it’s how you spend your quiet hours, too.
MyAnalytics also lets you prioritize your wellbeing by
helping you to unplug from emails, meetings and chats
outside of your working hours giving you more
time to relax and recharge.
You can update working hours in the “Wellbeing tab” by
selecting “Configure working hours”.
By doing so, you can see how well you’re keeping up
with your goal of disconnecting after work
hours and on weekends.
If a colleague drafts an email to send to you during your
quiet hours, they’ll get a notification suggesting that
they send during normal business hours.
You’ll also receive a weekly digest email about your quiet
hours habits to help you reflect on your wellbeing.
New personal wellbeing experiences are coming to Teams,
too.
Learn more at aka.ms/ProductivityAndWellbeing
Tools like these help build a better work-life balance
culture across your organization, making sure
everyone has time to recharge with their families, friends,
or hobbies.
Finding your balance is hard, and sometimes you still need to
catch up or prepare for the next day during your quiet hours.
People that disconnect daily from work report lower levels
of stress and anxiety.
So try muting notifications during your quiet hours and
scheduling 30 minutes in the evening for anything you may
need to address.
Many of us occasionally find ourselves in the reverse
scenario as well, needing to address personal things
during the workday.
Microsoft Edge lets you quickly switch between work and
personal profiles, so that you can address those personal
things on your work device, without mixing the two.
If you need to make a doctor’s appointment, you can quickly switch to your
personal profile where your personal favorites and
passwords are saved and synced across your devices.
If you forget to switch back, Automatic Profile Switching
detects any site that requires work credentials and opens it
in your Edge work profile.
Achieving work-life balance looks different for
everyone and flexibility is key.
With mobile apps like Microsoft Teams and Outlook, you can
stay connected even when you need to step away for an
errand or step out for some fresh air.
From the Teams app, you can join meetings, chat, open
and share files, and more.
I hope these tools help you find the right balance for you,
so you can get work done, stay mobile, and relax and recharge.
Thanks for watching.
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