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.

Remote Sanity: How to Stay Healthy, Productive, and Sane While Working from Home

In Remote Sanity, I take you on a deeply personal journey through the physical, mental, and emotional challenges of transitioning to remote work, offering real-world strategies and solutions to help you thrive. Drawing from years of experience, this book is not just a guide to managing the work-from-home life, but a blueprint for creating long-lasting habits that prioritize your well-being, pr…

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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 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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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: Office Not Required

For too long our lives have been dominated by the ‘under one roof’ industrial revolution model of work. That era is now over. There is no longer a reason for the daily roll call, of the need to be seen with your butt on your seat in the office. The technology to work remotely and to avoid the daily grind of commuting and meetings has finally come of age, and bestselling authors jason fried and…

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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 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.
Matthew Skelton and Manu…

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