Working from home for dummies /
Powers, Tara,
Working from home for dummies / Tara Powers, MS, et al. - xvi, 422 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - For dummies . - For dummies. .
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 your communication 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 with others 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 -- 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. Inside: Make online meetings more productive; Get in the right headspace; Set necessary boundaries and expectations; Maintain effective connection with team members; Learn to stay focused"--
1119748496 9781119748496
2020941268
Telecommuting--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Telecommuting--Computer network resources.
Telecommuting--Management.
Telecommuting--Productivity.
Flexible work arrangements.
Virtual work teams.
Internet videoconferencing.
Digital communications.
Handbooks and manuals.
Working from home for dummies / Tara Powers, MS, et al. - xvi, 422 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - For dummies . - For dummies. .
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 your communication 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 with others 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 -- 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. Inside: Make online meetings more productive; Get in the right headspace; Set necessary boundaries and expectations; Maintain effective connection with team members; Learn to stay focused"--
1119748496 9781119748496
2020941268
Telecommuting--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Telecommuting--Computer network resources.
Telecommuting--Management.
Telecommuting--Productivity.
Flexible work arrangements.
Virtual work teams.
Internet videoconferencing.
Digital communications.
Handbooks and manuals.