This book will help managers and team members alike who are about to or have already started working remotely. It will enable managers to comprehend the challenges of managing remote workers and put strategies in place to overcome these, and will advise employees how to approach their work when doing so remotely.

This book will help managers and team members alike who are about to or have already started working remotely. It will enable managers to comprehend the challenges of managing remote workers and put strategies in place to overcome these, and will advise employees how to approach their work when doing so remotely.

LONGLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES & MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR “I often talk about the importance of trust when it comes to work: the trust of your employees and building trust with your customers. This book provides a blueprint for how to build and maintain that trust and connection in a digital environment.” —Eric S. Yuan, founder and CEO of Zoom A Harvard Business School professor and leading expert in virtual and global work provides remote workers and leaders with the best practices necessary to perform at the highest levels in their organizations. The rapid and unprecedented changes brought on by Covid-19 have accelerated the transition to remote working, requiring the wholesale migration of nearly entire companies to virtual work in just weeks, leaving managers and employees scrambling to adjust. This massive transition has forced companies to rapidly advance their digital footprint, using cloud, storage, cybersecurity, and device tools to accommodate their new remote workforce. Experiencing the benefits of remote working—including nonexistent commute times, lower operational costs, and a larger pool of global job applicants—many companies, including Twitter and Google, plan to permanently incorporate remote days or give employees the option to work from home full-time. But virtual work has it challenges. Employees feel lost, isolated, out of sync, and out of sight. They want to know how to build trust, maintain connections without in-person interactions, and a proper work/life balance. Managers want to know how to lead virtually, how to keep their teams motivated, what digital tools they’ll need, and how to keep employees productive. Providing compelling, evidence-based answers to these and other pressing issues, Remote Work Revolution is essential for navigating the enduring challenges teams and managers face. Filled with specific actionable steps and interactive tools, this timely book will help team members deliver results previously out of reach. Following Neeley’s advice, employees will be able to break through routine norms to successfully use remote work to benefit themselves, their groups, and ultimately their organizations.

Get your best work done, no matter where you do it. Video calls from your couch. Project reports in a coffee shop. Presentations at your kitchen table. Working remotely gives you more flexibility in how and where you do your job. But being part of a far-flung team can be challenging. How can you make remote work work for you? The HBR Guide to Remote Work provides practical tips and advice to help you stay productive, avoid distractions, and collaborate with your team, despite the distance that separates you. You'll learn to: Create a regular work-from-home routine Identify the right technology for your needs Run better virtual meetings Avoid burnout and video-call fatigue Manage remote employees Conduct difficult conversations when you can't meet in person Arm yourself with the advice you need to succeed on the job, with the most trusted brand in business. Packed with how-to essentials from leading experts, the HBR Guides provide smart answers to your most pressing work challenges.

"An excellent guide on how teams can effectively work together, regardless of location." —STEPHANE KASRIEL, former CEO of Upwork IN TODAY'S MODERN GLOBAL ECONOMY, companies and organizations in all sectors are embracing the game-changing benefits of the remote workplace. Managers benefit by saving money and resources and by having access to talent outside their zip codes, while employees enjoy greater job opportunities, productivity, independence, and work-life satisfaction. But in this new digital arena, companies need a plan for supporting efficiency and fostering streamlined, engaging teamwork. In Work Together Anywhere, Lisette Sutherland, an international champion of virtual-team strategies, offers a complete blueprint for optimizing team success by supporting every member of every team, including: EMPLOYEES/small advocating for work-from-home options MANAGERS/small seeking to maximize productivity and profitability TEAMS/small collaborating over complex projects and long-term goals ORGANIZATIONS/small reliant on sharing confidential documents and data COMPANY OWNERS/small striving to save money and attract the best brainpower Packed with hands-on materials and actionable advice for cultivating agility, camaraderie, and collaboration, Work Together Anywhere is a thorough and inspiring must-have guide for getting ahead in today's remote-working world.

Leading any team involves managing people, technical oversight, and project administration, but leaders of virtual teams perform these functions from afar. Leading Virtual Teams walks you through the basics of: Connecting your people to each other--and to the team’s mission Surmounting language, distance, and technology barriers Identifying and using the right communication channels Don't have much time? Get up to speed fast on the most essential business skills with HBR's 20-Minute Manager series. Whether you need a crash course or a brief refresher, each book in the series is a concise, practical primer that will help you brush up on a key management topic. Advice you can quickly read and apply, for ambitious professionals and aspiring executives--from the most trusted source in business. Also available as an ebook.

Remote working sounds as easy as grabbing your laptop and heading home. But if you've ever tried it, you'll know it's not just a question of moving offices. There are several barriers and obstacles involved - some external, others from yourself. Working remotely means you have to adapt to a new and different environment and way of working. In this book, you'll find: How to overcome the difficulties companies and people face when starting telework. Practical tips to help you adapt to remote working more quickly. Productivity techniques for more efficient remote work. Time management techniques for more efficient remote working. A look at the differences between remote and office work. Exercises to help you discover what works for you personally for better remote working. The pros and cons of remote working: how to make the most of the flexibility remote work offers. Secrets to success working remotely. Remote work essential tips for working remotely doing your best work in a virtual world. This is a book that every remote worker and future remote worker should read, whether you're an employee, head of Human Resources, CEO or entrepreneur. This book is for you if: You're starting out remote working and you need a little support to adapt to this new way of working. You're already remote working and want to take it up a notch, get organized and be more efficient. You think you could get a little more out of your day-to-day work. You really want to make the most of the flexibility your telecommute offers. This productivity guide to being more efficient while teleworking goes much further than just giving you generic magical formulas that "the best leaders" supposedly use. Here, you'll find personal productivity tips to first get to know yourself better, and then to adapt those time management and productivity techniques to your remote working needs. Don't wait to improve your personal productivity while working remotely online. You'll learn skills that will help you in both your professional and personal development. The remote work revolution is here and succeeding from anywhere is now possible. Many more jobs can be done remotely than we think. Most office work could be done from home, but there are other things you'd never think of: customer service phone lines, psychotherapy, life coaching, yoga teaching... Often, we ourselves place limits and barriers on these things, and need extreme circumstances to make us see that there are other possibilities. With remote work, office not required, and telecommuting will bring many advantages to us and the environment. Let's work remotely for a better world. The pandemic has forced us into remote working with no clue how to do it, without the means, without the preparation needed. The good thing is that it has given us the great opportunity to work from home, which might otherwise have taken years or even decades to arrive. Remote work is the new normal. There is going to be more and more remote employment. It's up to you to adapt to it and to take advantage of all the benefits it holds for your career. Carmen Corral has been remote working for more than eight years, both for companies and for herself. After more than ten years working in Human Resources and Personnel Development, stuck in an office from Monday to Friday, 9 to 5, she decided to do something that gave her more flexibility in when and where she worked. Now, she works remotely, while traveling the world.