How to Work Remotely

Work Effectively, No Matter Where You Are

Edition: 1 Date: 03/07/2022 Paperback: 9781398606111 £12.99 Ebook: 9781398606371 £12.99 Hardback: 9781398606364 £40.00 Pages: 176 Format (mm): 216x138 Band: General Subject: Creating Success

Author Information

Gemma Dale is an experienced HR Director, Chartered Fellow of the CIPD, Fellow of the HEA and a regular speaker and writer on a variety of HR topics including employee engagement, flexible working and wellbeing. She is the co-author of several ebooks on HR and wellbeing, and Flexible Working, also published by Kogan Page.

She is also lecturer in the Business School at Liverpool John Moores University, as well as running her own business, The Work Consultancy, where she focuses on policy development, flexible working and wellbeing. She is based in Liverpool, UK. measure performance and productivity and avoid potential challenges and career pitfalls.

This book

• Explains how employees can successfully adapt to home, remote, flexible and hybrid working • Advises managers of homeworkers how to communicate with their teams, lead and manage performance and addresses questions around productivity, motivation and trust

• Identifies key skills you need to develop such as relationship building, understanding the needs of your organization and effectively using technology

Description

Non-office based work is here to stay, but everyone experiences it differently. Find out how

to make working at home and remote work, work for you.

How to Work Remotely will help anyone adapt to home, remote and hybrid working. Suitable for homeworkers, or the managers and leaders of homeworkers, this highly practical book will address how to be successful and build a career while working remotely, or away from the office.

Packed with practical exercises and top tips, the book includes advice on wellbeing when working from home, how to get organized, how to start a new role when you’re not in the office and suggestions on the best ways to be productive. HR specialist Gemma Dale also explains about managing the performance of remote and hybrid teams and effectively making home working accessible for all colleagues.

The Creating Success series of books... Unlock vital skills, power up your performance and get ahead with the bestselling Creating Success series. Written by experts for new and aspiring managers and leaders, this millionselling collection of accessible and empowering guides will get you up to speed in no time. Packed with clever thinking, smart advice and the kind of winning techniques that really get results, you’ll make fast progress, quickly reach your goals and create lasting success in your

career.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Skills for remote work 3. Practicalities 4. Communication and collaboration 5. Personal productivity 6. Wellbeing 7. Presence and personal brand 8. Starting a new role remotely 9. Leading remotely