Bibliograph

Working from home for dummies, Tara Powers, MS, et al

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Label

Working from home for dummies, Tara Powers, MS, et al

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Working from home for dummies

Nature of contents

handbooks

Oclc number

1154094628

Responsibility statement

Tara Powers, MS, et al

Series statement

For dummies

Summary

"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"--, back cover

Table Of Contents

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 -- 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- Adding balance and peace to your work-at-home life -- The part of ten. Ten predictors of virtual team success -- Ten great Slack tips

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