Teleworking Books
Here are some books and e-books that can be of help to those who currently telecommute or are considering working from home.
Telecommuting Success: A Practical Guide for Staying in the Loop While Working Away from the Office - By Michael J. Dziak, Gil Gordon, Michael J. DziakThis book “goes beyond the basics and…leaves no detail unmentioned when it comes to creating a successful telecommuting career,” says Gil Gordon, telecommuting pioneer and consultant, in this book's foreword. Regular telecommuting is becoming a way of life for many employees. If you’re not careful, however, telecommuting can leave you out of touch with your workplace and manager. This book recognizes telecommuting’s pitfalls and shows you how to avoid them. It advocates that you become not just a good telecommuter, but a power telecommuter who accomplishes more, communicates better, and stays effective and visible when virtual.
101 Tips for Telecommuters: SuccessfullyManage Your Work, Team, Technology and Family - By Debra A. DinnocenzoAn extraordinary collection of useful insights for both telecommuters and their managers on how to get the maximum benefits from this new way of working. It is chock-full of practical wisdom on all of the issues a telecommuter faces. Beyond that, it is a useful collection of personal productivity tips for everyone who ever works at home. From the person who's been there, done that, these are pearls of wisdom for anyone-and any organization-considering telecommuting as a way of life.
Work Naked: Eight Essential Principles for Peak Performance in the Virtual Workplace - By Cynthia C. FroggattConsultant Froggatt explores employer and employee attitudes about working from home as the traditional office diminishes in importance. While most employees claim greater productivity at home, some employers harbor doubts. To address these divergent views, Froggatt recommends establishing formal programs for offsite workers that consider workload, communication issues, goals and technology as exemplified by Ernst & Young and SAS. With charts for tracking meetings, communication and commuting time, this guide targets managers who supervise offsite employees. The appealing title and Froggatt's connections to major business media will yield a strong start.
Managing Telework: Strategies for Managing the Virtual Workforce - By Jack M. NillesKnown internationally as one of the foremost experts in telecommuting, Jack Nilles here provides a complete guide to designing and implementing an efficient and successful telecommuting program. Based on his previous book Making Telecommuting Happen, this book is updated to include current issues relating to companies and managers working with a virtual workforce. This essential tool provides complete information on everything from effective methods for managing individuals working in the field to the legal issues surrounding distance workers to using the right technology. Managing Telework is unique in that it delivers both the big picture and implementation details needed to successfully manage a virtual workforce.
Managing Telework: Perspectives from Human Resource Management and Work Psychology - By Kevin Daniels, David Lamond, Peter Standen, Kevin DanielManaging Telework provides an integrated and comprehensive account of the human resource management of teleworkers. Each of the chapters in the book provides an in-depth discussion and practical advice on one of the major issues confronted by managers wishing to develop effective teleworking programmes. Managing Telework is a book edited by 3 teleworkers with extensive experience both researching and consulting on teleworking. It is a book for human resource managers and management consultants that manage and develop teleworking schemes. This book should also appeal to those researchers, students and teleworkers wishing to gain an understanding of the latest thinking on teleworking.
