HBR guide to remote work

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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.

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Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Introduction: The Art of Being Indispensable-from Wherever You're Working: Stand out and thrive as a remote employee (p. 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 (p. 11)
• 2 Things to Buy, Download, or Do When Working Remotely: You need the right digital infrastructure (p. 19)
• 3 Working from Home When You Have Kids: Tips for doing your job with little distractions underfoot (p. 25)
• 4 How to Transition Between Work Time and Personal Time: Set good boundaries (p. 31)
• 5 Staying Motivated in a Remote Job: You'll need some new routines (p. 35)
• Section 2 Navigating Common Challenges
• 6 Working Smoothly with a Virtual Boss: Set goals and expectations early on (p. 43)
• 7 How to Resolve a Conflict with a Remote Colleague: Stop emailing and pick up the phone (p. 51)
• 8 4 Ways to Demonstrate Your Value-Remotely: Talk about your successes (without bragging) (p. 61)
• 9 Starting a New Remote Job: Five ways to get up to speed quickly (p. 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 (p. 75)
• 11 Resilience Is About How You Recharge, Not How You Endure: Create purposeful recovery periods (p. 81)
• 12 5 Tips to Reduce Screen Time While You're Working from Home": Choose physical over digital whenever you can (p. 89)
• 13 How to Combat Video Call Fatigue: Don't multitask, and take plenty of breaks (p. 95)
• Section 4 Thriving in Virtual Meetings
• 14 What Everyone Should Know About Running Virtual Meetings: Focus on relationships, prepare, and lead (p. 105)
• 15 Elevate Your Presence on a Video Call: Look at your camera, not your colleagues' faces (p. 113)
• 16 Break Up Your Brainstorming Sessions: Embrace silence and use small groups (p. 119)
• 17 Virtual Off-Sites That Work: Running one is probably easier than you think (p. 125)
• 18 Stop Zoning Out in Zoom Meetings: Listening better will help (p. 135)
• Section 5 Being the Boss
• 19 How to Manage Remote Direct Reports: What changes (and what doesn't) when people work from home (p. 143)
• 20 5 Questions (Newly) Virtual Leaders Should Ask Themselves: Think strategically about what your role is (p. 151)
• 21 Make Yourself Available to Remote Employees: Six strategies can help (p. 159)
• 22 How to Keep Your Team Motivated, Remotely: A framework to help employees stay energized and engaged (p. 165)
• 23 Tips for Coaching Someone Virtually: Your physical location still matters (p. 173)
• 24 How to Manage a Remote Employee Who's Struggling to Perform: Show empathy without towering the bar (p. 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 (p. 191)
• 26 Managing a Team Across 5 Time Zones: Everyone should share the scheduling burden (p. 199)
• 27 How to Raise Sensitive issues with Your Remote Team: Make people feel safe (p. 205)
• 28 Ideas for Helping Remote Colleagues Bond: From book clubs to video games (p. 211)
• Index (p. 217)

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