HBR Guide to Remote Work

by Harvard Business Review

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781647820534
Publisher:	Harvard Business Review Press
Publication date:	02/02/2021
Series:	HBR Guide Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	198
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

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Table of Contents

Introduction: The Art of Being Indispensable-from Wherever You're Working: Stand out and thrive as a remote employee Bruce Tulgan 1

Section 1 Getting Work Done

1 How to Stay Focused When You're Working from Home: You're only as distracted as you let yourself be Elizabeth Grace Saunders 11

2 Things to Buy, Download, or Do When Working Remotely: You need the right digital infrastructure Alexandra Samuel 19

3 Working from Home When You Have Kids: Tips for doing your job with little distractions underfoot Daisy Dowling 25

4 How to Transition Between Work Time and Personal Time: Set good boundaries Elizabeth Grace Saunders 31

5 Staying Motivated in a Remote Job: You'll need some new routines Alison Buckholtz 35

Section 2 Navigating Common Challenges

6 Working Smoothly with a Virtual Boss: Set goals and expectations early on Keith Ferrazzi 43

7 How to Resolve a Conflict with a Remote Colleague: Stop emailing and pick up the phone Amy Gallo 51

8 4 Ways to Demonstrate Your Value-Remotely: Talk about your successes (without bragging) Elizabeth Grace Saunders 61

9 Starting a New Remote Job: Five ways to get up to speed quickly Art Markman 65

Section 3 Caring for Your Mental and Emotional Health

10 3 Tips to Avoid Work-from-Home Burnout: If you're "onall the time, that's a problem Laura M. Giurge Vanessa K. Bohns 75

11 Resilience Is About How You Recharge, Not How You Endure: Create purposeful recovery periods Shawn Achor Michelle Gielan 81

12 5 Tips to Reduce Screen Time While You're Working from Home": Choose physical over digital whenever you can Elizabeth Grace Saunders 89

13 How to Combat Video Call Fatigue: Don't multitask, and take plenty of breaks Liz Fosslien Mollie West Duffy 95

Section 4 Thriving in Virtual Meetings

14 What Everyone Should Know About Running Virtual Meetings: Focus on relationships, prepare, and lead Paul Axtell 105

15 Elevate Your Presence on a Video Call: Look at your camera, not your colleagues' faces Joel Schwartzberg 113

16 Break Up Your Brainstorming Sessions: Embrace silence and use small groups Liana Kreamer Steven G. Rogelberg 119

17 Virtual Off-Sites That Work: Running one is probably easier than you think Bob Frisch Cary Greene Dan Prager 125

18 Stop Zoning Out in Zoom Meetings: Listening better will help Sarah Gershman 135

Section 5 Being the Boss

19 How to Manage Remote Direct Reports: What changes (and what doesn't) when people work from home Rebecca Knight 143

20 5 Questions (Newly) Virtual Leaders Should Ask Themselves: Think strategically about what your role is Melissa Raffoni 151

21 Make Yourself Available to Remote Employees: Six strategies can help Sabina Nawaz 159

22 How to Keep Your Team Motivated, Remotely: A framework to help employees stay energized and engaged Lindsay McGregor Neel Doshi 165

23 Tips for Coaching Someone Virtually: Your physical location still matters Ed Batista 173

24 How to Manage a Remote Employee Who's Struggling to Perform: Show empathy without towering the bar Ron Carucci 179

Section 6 Solving Problems on a Remote Team

25 How to Collaborate Effectively If Your Team Is Remote: You need a range of behaviors and skills Erica Dhawan Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic 191

26 Managing a Team Across 5 Time Zones: Everyone should share the scheduling burden Donna Flynn 199

27 How to Raise Sensitive issues with Your Remote Team: Make people feel safe Joseph Grenny 205

28 Ideas for Helping Remote Colleagues Bond: From book clubs to video games Kuty Shalev 211

Index 217