Remote: Office Not Required
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| Rating | : | 4.39 (882 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00C0ALZ0W |
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| Number of Pages | : | 155 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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Lose the soul-sapping commutes. Remote work gives you the power to craft your own life, and this book is a roadmap to get that.”--Penelope Trunk, author of Brazen Careerist: The New Rules for Success"The decentralization of the workplace is no longer fodder for futurists, it's an everyday reality. You'll need this farsighted book to prepare for this inversion.”--Kevin Kelly, Senior Maverick for Wired Magazine and author of What Technology Wants “Leave your office at the office. Virtual work is the wave of the future, and Jason and David do a brilliant job of teaching best practices for both employees and employers."--Pamela Slim, author of Escape from Cubicle Nation “Jason and David convincingly argue the merits of remote work, both from the perspective of manager and
Light reading, but you won't become an expert in remote work by reading this book Roberto Zoia Nesta Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson are known for 37signals. David HH is also the creator of Rails, the most used framework for Ruby web programming. I've read and enjoyed both Getting Real and Rework, their previous books.This book shares practical experience about working remotely, taken from 37Signals and some other companies. The authors spend a lot of time explaining the benefits of remote work, the resistance one may encounter against it, and the most common excuses for not allowing . Makes good arguments for a more worker friendly concept Go into this knowing that the authors are evangelists for this work style structure. They are true believers who work in an industry built on creativity, innovation and disruption. So, naturally, they embrace a personnel model that is creative, innovative and disruptive. You will also be reminded throughout the book that they are swimming in money and can throw that money at any roadblock. Small business owners might not tread as blissfully into a remote worker model. All of that said, the book. "Remote Work Is Not a Fad - It is a Strategic Business Advantage!" according to Dave Anthold. Fantastic book from Jason Fried on the exciting life of Remote working. Our typical preconceived ideas regarding remote working is "out of sight, out of mind" or "if I can't see them, they must not be working". This book debunks those myths and share successes from their own company Remote Work Is Not a Fad - It is a Strategic Business Advantage! Fantastic book from Jason Fried on the exciting life of Remote working. Our typical preconceived ideas regarding remote working is "out of sight, out of mind" or "if I can't see them, they must not be working". This book debunks those myths and share successes from their own company 37Signals.This book highlights:* Success is how productive you are, not location* You can work from anywhere, anytime* Measure success on project / task completion rather than how visible you are at the workplace.* . 7Signals.This book highlights:* Success is how productive you are, not location* You can work from anywhere, anytime* Measure success on project / task completion rather than how visible you are at the workplace.*
But companies see advantages too in the way remote work increases their talent pool, reduces turnover, lessens their real estate footprint, and improves the ability to conduct business across multiple time zones, to name just a few advantages. In Remote, inconoclastic authors Fried and Hansson will convince readers that letting all or part of work teams function remotely is a great idea--and they're going to show precisely how a remote work setup can be accomplished.. The “work from home” phenomenon is thoroughly explored in this illuminating new book from bestselling 37signals founders Fried and Hansson, who point to the surging trend of employees working from home (and anywhere else) and explain the challenges and unexpected benefits. Most important, they show why – with
. They have been profiled in such publications as Time, Newsweek, and Wired. They're also contributors to Signals v. JASON FRIED and DAVID HEINEMEIER HANSSON are the founders of 37signals, a trailblazing software company. Noise, one the of Web's most popular blogs