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Working from home / by Tara Powers, MS, and others.

Working from home for dummies (other title)
Powers, Tara, (author.).

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"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"-- Page 4 of cover.

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  • ISBN: 9781119748496
  • ISBN: 1119748496
  • Physical Description: xvi, 422 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2020]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Create a space for a healthy work-life balance. Stay connected with Slack, Zoom, and Microsoft Teams. Maintain productivity and stay healthy and sane." -- Cover.
"Learning made easy" -- cover.
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction -- Part 1: 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 -- Part 2: 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 -- Part 3: 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 -- Part 4: 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 -- Part 5: 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 -- Part 6: 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 -- Part 7: The part of tens. Ten predictors of virtual team success ; Ten great Slack tips.

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Telecommuting > Productivity.
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Internet videoconferencing.
Digital communications.
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