The 5 Best books on remote work for Remote Employees
Remote work is incredible. It's time to say goodbye to the exhausting commute, and the uncomfortable "business professional" attires.
It's time to enjoy a lazy morning and slippers!
Remote work can be a challenge. It's hundreds or even thousands of miles from your colleagues Your home office likely isn't equipped with the bells and whistles that are found in an office in the traditional sense Your work-life lines can quickly become nonexistent.
Check out these books to find out more about remote work.
1. Work from home: The Success Strategies for Employees working in Distributed Teams Unlike other books on remote work that are geared towards solopreneurs as well as managers, Douglas, Gordon and Webber concentrate on remote workers. The book is split into seven chapters, which focus on a specific pillar of WFH success.
Learn to conquer loneliness and isolation, communicate well with others, manage your emails, and much more. These suggestions are backed by examples and personal stories to illustrate their points.
2. Work-From-Home Tips: 500+ Ways to Get Organized and Stay Productive While Working From Home!
HubSpot's Boston office was empty on March 20th. I took my keyboard and monitor with me. I was thinking I could use them for a few more weeks, maybe one month, and after which they'd return to the office.
However, 8 months later most members of our team still work from home. This continues for many more years. Perhaps for the rest of their lives!
The book contains all the information and tips I needed when I made the transition to permanent remote employment. The book addresses common issues like establishing the boundaries between home, work, and life, facing loneliness and isolation, as well as overcoming "out of sight, not of mind". There's also tips for freelancers, parents and managers.
You'll be able to succeed as a remote worker when you're done.
3. The Holloway Guide to Remote Work
This guide is designed to help leaders with the most common issues associated with remote work, such as the onboarding of remote employees and their compensation; setting expectations and setting expectations, and creating communication channels.
Buritica and Womersley both draw on their experiences as leaders of engineering teams distributed across Splice, Buffer and other businesses. Remote.com, Angel List and Doist employees also contributed. Therefore, every suggestion is practical and realistic, and often backed by case studies, examples or information.
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4. REMOTE Office Not Required
This manifesto discusses the advantages and limitations of working remotely. Fried and Hansson spend most of REMOTE: Office Not Required refuting the arguments that oppose allowing people to work from anywhere they'd like, such as:
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You don't need an office to collaborate.
Your company size and industry don't matter.
Your potential workforce will not shrink, but it will expand.
Already believe in remote work? Are you seeking tips and tricks to make it work? Other books I recommend are Work-From-Home Hacks and the Holloway Guide.
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5. Subtle Acts to Avoid How to recognize, stop and Identify Microaggressions
If you're far away or near people Microaggressions (or Subtle Acts of Exclusion [SAEs] as Jana amp; Baran refer to them) can happen.
SAEs can be more difficult to handle when you aren't all in the same room. It is impossible to stop a conversation by asking the person who is causing trouble to stop.
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