Making a Success of Managing and Working Remotely

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IT Governance Ltd, Jul 11, 2019 - Business & Economics - 110 pages
This book will help managers and team members alike who are about to or have already started working remotely. It will enable managers to comprehend the challenges of managing remote workers and put strategies in place to overcome these, and will advise employees how to approach their work when doing so remotely.
 

Contents

Benefits of remote working
12
The challenges of managing and working remotely
18
Technology as an enabler for remote working
30
Top tips for managing remotely
36
Top tips for working remotely
64
Preparing to work remotely
83
Managing change
88
Is remote working right for everyone?
100
Conclusion
104
Further reading
105
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Cook Sarah : Sarah Cook is the Managing Director of the Stairway Consultancy Ltd. She has over 20 years' consulting experience specialising in team building, leadership and change. Prior to this, Sarah worked for Unilever and as Head of Customer Care for a retail marketing consultancy. As well as having practical experience of helping to create high-performing teams across the globe, Sarah is a business author and has written widely on the topic of team building, leadership, management development and coaching. She also speaks regularly at conferences and seminars on these topics. Sarah is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and a Chartered Marketeer. She has an MA from Cambridge University and an MBA. Sarah is an accredited user of a wide range of psychometric and team diagnostic tools. She may be contacted via sarah@thestairway.co.uk. Sarah Cook is the managing director of The Stairway Consultancy Ltd. She has 20 years' consulting experience specialising in leadership and management development. Before this, Sarah worked for Unilever and as head of customer care for a retail marketing consultancy. Sarah has practical experience helping managers to manage remotely and create high-performing teams. She has also worked extensively with team members to help them effectively transition to new ways of working. Sarah is a business author and has written widely on the topics of leadership, management development, team building and coaching. She also speaks regularly at conferences and seminars on these topics. Sarah is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and is a Chartered Marketer. She has an MA from the University of Cambridge and an MBA from The Open University. She is an accredited user of a wide range of psychometric and team diagnostic tools.

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