I have a centre stand - which makes life a lot easier when it comes to maintenance.
However, for some jobs the stand must come off or can't be used - in that case I use a pair of axle stands:
It's a simple one-man operation to get it on them - with the bike on its side stand put one axle-stand under the peg furthest away and then from the side-stand side lever the bike up onto the first stand and hold it balanced upright then, having got another axle-stand ready by the nearest foot peg, slide the second stand under the footpeg with your foot.
Getting it down is the reverse.
It's pretty stable and secure like that - obviously don't put the stands under the folding part of the footpeg.