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Over a year ago I asked for advice on how to keep a daily log and I used a lot of the suggestions when I started my own log. I kept my log from August to October 2008, a few days before I left work on maternity leave. I also started a log at home while I was on maternity leave (yes, it seems particularly odd to me that I did this with a new baby as well).

Before returning to work in November 2009 I reviewed my previous logs to see what worked and what didn’t and thought I’d share my thoughts.

There are many reasons an organisation may introduce hot desking; to increase flexibility, to reduce costs, to introduce a different culture. It can be a difficult time for staff to move to this new way of working, but it is easier and less stressful to change your working habits to work with the new system enabling you to be open to the benefits offered by hot desking.

My organisation has been hot desking for five years and I enjoy the flexibility and sociality of it. Here are the tips I’ve learnt:

Before you start

1. Understand the hot desking situation – are all desks free for you to use? Do you need to book a desk? By asking these and similar questions you can ensure you know exactly what to do when you walk into the office in the morning