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The five best books about working from home for remote workers

 

Remote work is amazing. Say goodbye to your soul-draining commutes and uncomfortable "business professional" clothes, and costly take-out meals.

 

Good morning, a relaxing morning, slippers and hoodies, and good meals at home.

 

Remote work is difficult. It's hundreds or even thousands of miles from your coworkers Your home office likely isn't equipped with the amenities of a traditional office; and your work-life boundaries can quickly become nonexistent.

 

Take a look through these books to learn more about remote working.

 

1. Working Remotely: Tips to Success for Workers on Distributed Teams Unlike other remote work books aimed at entrepreneurs and leaders, Douglas, Gordon, and Webber focus on the front-line remote worker. This book is divided in seven chapters, with each focused on one of the key elements to WFH success.

 

This book will teach you how to manage your inbox to reduce loneliness and collaborate with others. They offer concrete advice along with illustrations and stories which will help you understand the points.

 

2. Work-from-home Hacks: 500+ Fast and Easy Ways To Stay Productive, Stay Organized, And Maintain a Work-Life Balance!

 

HubSpot Boston office 20 March was the day that I removed my monitor and keyboard. I thought I'd use the devices for a couple of months, at the most and then be back in the office.

 

After eight months, the majority of our team members continue to work at the comfort of their homes. This will continue for many years. It could be for ever!

 

This book is packed with all the advice I wish I'd had when I transitioned to permanent remote work. The book tackles common problems such as maintaining the boundaries between home, work and family facing loneliness and isolation, as well as the challenge of staying "out of sight, not in mind". The book offers specific advice for managers, parents freelancers, employees, or parents.

 

When you're done you'll have all the information you need to be successful and happy as remote workers.

 

3. The Holloway Guide to Remote Work

 

This guide will help leaders navigate typical issues related to remote work, including hiring, onboarding, compensating remote workers setting expectations and communicating with them and establishing communication channels.

 

Buritica and Womersley both draw on their experiences as leaders of distributed engineering teams at Splice, Buffer and other companies. Remote.com, Angel List and Doist employees also contributed. As such, all recommendations are realistic and practical, and are often supported by data, examples or case studies.

 

4. Remote No Office Required

 

If you're in search of an argument for the advantages of remote work, this one's perfect for you. Hansson and Fried spend most time in REMOTE: Office Not required refuting arguments that deny people the freedom to work from wherever they want.

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Collaboration doesn't need you to have an office

 

Your company size and industry doesn't matter

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Your pool will continue to grow, and it will not shrink.

 

Already believe in remote work? Looking for useful strategies to get it correctly? I suggest you go through the Holloway Guide or Work-From-Home Hacks.

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5. Subtle Acts of Exclusion: How to Understand, Identify, and Stop Microaggressions

 

If you're far away or near people Microaggressions (or Subtle Acts of Exclusion [SAEs] as Jana Baran and Baran refer to them) can happen.

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