Top Remote Work books recommended by experts

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Fundamentals of Remote Work

Understanding the concepts of Remote Work starts with understanding the fundamentals. On your way to mastery, it's crucial for you to understand how certain concepts were derived, and why things work like they do. Starting with these resources is the best way to do so.

Wildcare Working in Less Than Desirable Conditions and Remote Environments

This book was published by SOLO and intended to be used as curriculum materials to obtain Wilderness First Responder Certification. It is also a good guide to wilderness medicine and extreme first aid.

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Remote Working (DK Essential Managers)

Introducing DK’S Essential Managers - a one-stop guide full of top tips to boost productivity, performance and passion within a business environment. More people are working from home – or remotely in other locations or time zones – than ever before. But with the many advantages the remote- and hybrid-working model brings, there are also brand-new sets of challenges – especially around effecti…

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Remote Team Interactions Workbook: Using Team Topologies Patterns for Remote Working

In the new remote-first and hybrid workplace, many organizations are struggling to catch up with new tooling and ways of working. Many are discovering for the first time that the physical office was covering up poorly defined teams and poorly defined areas of focus, threatening their DevOps transformation efforts and the overall health and success of their business.
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Remote Work: Redesign Processes, Practices and Strategies to Engage a Remote Workforce

How can I develop a team if they're not in the same place? How can I build a company culture that works for employees in an office, working at home and in co-work spaces? How can I maintain organizational oversight if I can't see my employees? Remote Work answers all these questions and more and provides guidance on how to build a successful remote working strategy that engages employees, allo…

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The Long-Distance Teammate: Stay Engaged and Connected While Working Anywhere (The Long-Distance Worklife Series)

Even before the coronavirus hit, remote work was growing at nearly 30 percent per year, and now it's just a fact of life. There are many millions of people who once worked at a central location every day who now find themselves facing an entirely new way of working. Written by the founders of the Remote Leadership Institute, this book is the most authoritative single resource for helping remot…

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Remote, Inc.: How to Thrive at Work . . . Wherever You Are

Remote work can be satisfying and productive—once you craft a strategy that taps into the unique advantages of working from home. After a year in which many of us plunged into remote work overnight, we finally have a chance to make thoughtful choices about how to combine remote and office work, and how to make the most of our days at home.

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Additional Remote Work Reading

These books are not required for you to learn Remote Work, but they are highly recommended for you to deepen your knowledge.

Office Optional: How to Build a Connected Culture with Virtual Teams

Virtual work isn't the model of the future-it's here now. But many companies struggle with setting their employees free from the office without sacrificing culture. Centric Consulting president Larry English is here to guide the way.

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Remote Work Revolution: Succeeding from Anywhere

ow should I use digital tools in remote work? What do I need to know about leading virtually? Can my team really be productive remotely? Providing evidence-based answers to these and other pressing issues, key takeaways, and an interactive action guide, this book will help leaders and team members quickly develop an actionable plan and deliver results previously out of reach. This book is esse…

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