The 5 Best Books for Remote Workers: Working From Home
Remote work is amazing. Say goodbye to your soul-draining commutes, uncomfortable "business professional" clothing, and expensive take-out meals.
It's time to enjoy a lazy morning and slippers!
Remote work isn't easy. Remote work may be difficult since you're usually hundreds or even thousands of kilometers away from your colleagues. Additionally your workspace at home may lack some of the similar bells and whistles of an office. The boundaries of work-life can swiftly disappear.
To master these challenges -- plus others you've not yet discovered -- take a look at the following books about remote work.
1. Working Remotely: Secrets of success for employees on Distributed Team TeamsUnlike other remote work books that are usually written for leaders or solopreneurs, Douglas and Gordon focus on the front-line worker. This book is divided in seven chapters, each one focusing on a key pillar for WFH success.
This book will teach you how to manage your email to reduce loneliness and work with other people. Alongside the practical tips, the authors also provide examples and stories to aid in bringing their ideas home (no pun intended).
2. Work-from-home Tips: 500+ Easy Methods to Stay organized, stay productive, and Maintain a Work-Life balance while working from home!
My keyboard and monitor were in my bag when I left HubSpot's Boston office on the 20th of March. I thought I'd utilize the devices for a couple of weeks or maybe a whole month before we all returned to the office.
After eight months, the majority of our team are still working remotely... and they will continue to work remotely for many years. It may be forever!
This book has all the tips and advice I needed when I made the transition to permanent remote work. The book addresses common issues like establishing boundaries between work, home and family, facing loneliness, isolation, and the challenge of staying "out of sight, not in mind". If you are an employee, parent or manager, you will receive specific advice.
After you complete the course, you'll be equipped with everything you require to be successful and enjoy working remotely.
3. The Holloway Guide to Remote Work
This guide will help managers navigate the common issues such as remote work, such hiring, onboarding, and compensating remote workers, setting expectations and communicating with them and establishing channels for communication.
Buritica and Womersley both draw on their experience as managers of engineering teams distributed across Splice, Buffer and other companies. Remote.com, Angel List, Doist, Remote.com and other remote organisations have also contributed. As a result each suggestion is practical and real, and is often supported by case studies, examples, and/or information.
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4. REMOTE NOT REQUIRED
If you're in search of a manifesto on the benefits of working remotely, this one's for you. Hansson and Fried are the main authors of REMOTE: Office Not required debunking arguments in favor of remote work.
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Collaboration does not require you to have an office
No matter how large or small your business is.
Your pool will continue to grow, and it will not shrink.
Already believe in remote work? Looking for some practical advice on how to perform remote work well? I'd recommend other books like Work-From-Home Hacks or the Holloway Guide.
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5. Subtle Acts to Exclude How to recognize, stop and Understand Microaggressions
Microaggressions or Subtle Acts of Exclusion, as Jana or Baran refer to them, can occur wherever you go.
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But SAEs are harder to handle when you're not all together in the same space: It's not possible to walk up to the desk of someone else to inform them that what they said was harmful, or end a conversation in its tracks by asking the person who was offended to go away.
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If you're the one who did the SAE, how can you undo it? Without the benefits of relationships that come from having an office together, it is harder to repair the damage.
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Jana Baran's book is a must-read for distributed teams. You will learn how to recognize, manage, and prevent SAEs to ensure that everyone feels safe.
