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Working from home for dummies / Tara Powers.

by Powers, Tara.

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John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2020.

Telecommuting -- Management.

Internet videoconferencing.

Digital communications.

9781119748496 (pbk.)

xvi, 422 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes index.

Getting started with working from home. Setting up your workspace -- Ensuring success with important work-at-home skills and behaviors -- Following virtual team meeting etiquette -- Staying in touch with Slack. Getting started with Slack -- Targeting yourcommunication with Slack channels -- Entering the wonderful world of Slack messages -- Staying informed with notifications, statuses, and feeds -- Focusing on Zoom. Getting to know Zoom's suite of communication tools -- Setting up Zoom -- Connecting withothers via Zoom meetings -- Looking at Zoom contact management and chatting -- Taking advantage of Microsoft Teams. Navigating Microsoft Teams -- Starting your first team and managing your settings -- Staying connected to others with channels and chat --Embracing Teams to make meetings better -- Managing employees from home. Introducing the basics of managing virtual employees -- Transitioning from old-school manager to virtual team leader -- Adopting best practices in communication -- Adding balance and peace to your work-at-home life. Building trust and wellness in the virtual workplace -- Using mindfulness in your daily life -- Stretching during the workday -- The part of ten. Ten predictors of virtual team success -- Ten great Slack tips.

"Working from home was already on the rise, but when COVID-19 hijacked our reality, it became a way of life for many. Whether you're doing it one or two days a week or full-time, you'll appreciate the guidance in this book. Here are tried-and-true tips for enhancing your productivity, creating a workspace that's pleasant and efficient, dealing with distractions, making the most of virtual meetings, maintaining the trust of your manager and teammates, and a whole lot more."--From publisher.

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