Virtual Work

It's the 21st century, yet most companies maintain a 20th-century corporate culture. Despite instant communication and collaboration through wireless computers and smartphones, employers needlessly rent or own office space. Bryan Miles has a reality check for you: the future of business is virtual, and it's going to take more than technology upgrades for you to upgrade your workplace environment.

As our society continues its transition from the Industrial Age to the Digital Age, new challenges are being introduced into the workplace, giving rise to a new phenomenon, Virtual Distance.

With increased demand for hybrid and fully remote work styles, most firms understand that some form of distance work is here to stay—and have put some remote protocols in place. But many companies either see the shift to remote work as a threat to their culture and management style, or they just don’t know how to make the transition. It’s time to take advantage of the many opportunities remote work presents. This book will tell you how.

Whether you're new to running meetings or a seasoned executive with no time to waste, leading effective (and even pleasant!) meetings is a must.

Don't leave creativity up to the "creatives" in your organization. Fostering creativity within your team can help your organization solve problems, create innovative products, break out into a new market, and even communicate and collaborate more effectively.

Feeling stressed about your upcoming presentation? Whether you're nervous about how you'll organize your thoughts or how you'll articulate them on the big day, Presentations provides the quick guidelines and expert tips you need.

Many executives and managers have learned to accept the poor performance they are getting from their employees as normal. You are paying for results every payday, but you are not always getting them. Totally accountable systems (TAS) are for professionals who understand that the “new norm” isn’t something that has to be accepted. If you want to create an environment where you can actually count on people to keep their word, this book is for you. Remember, people treat you exactly the way you teach people to treat you.

Whether you're a small business owner or a corporate executive, Virtual. Freelance. Work from Home is the ultimate resource for anyone looking to stay ahead of the curve in today's rapidly evolving business landscape.

The remote work revolution has been rapidly accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. How to Thrive in the Virtual Workplace shares insights from the remote employee, manager, and leader perspectives, offering a blueprint any person can use to make remote work successful, productive and fulfilling. Learn how to leverage the flexibility of remote work, be more productive while working at home, avoid burnout, lead a team of virtual employees, and build an organization that sets the gold standard for virtual work.

COVID and the resulting pandemic has brought about more change than anyone could have predicted. Managers and executives at all levels had to deal with these unprecedented challenges with no help, assistance, or support...until now. Join best-selling author R. Michael Anderson as he provides the 12 principles for reshaping how to lead in this "Next Normal" and beyond. Make sure you have the latest knowledge in this brand new audiobook that will give you the added tools and skills to be the leader your team needs during these challenging times.

We're living through what is arguably one of the most exciting, confusing, and powerful social moments in the history of humanity, the shift from the Digital Age to the Virtual Age. This shift is being driven by technology, and the people who are leading it are the ones who know it best: the Virtual Natives. This book will introduce you to the Virtual Native cohort and mindset, decipher their socio-cultural and economic experiences, and unpack their expectations of companies looking to engage, market, or employ them.

10 Ways to Find and Work with a Virtual Assistant describes how to find a virtual assistant and the many different tasks they can do. These include doing online reserarch, marketing, social media, publicity, and administrative tasks. The book is targeted to authors, consultants, and small business owners. The book is formatted like a journal, so listeners can write down their ideas for what to do after listening to each tip.The book is part of a 10 tips series, in which each book features 10 tips and techniques for becoming more successful in different ways.

Discover the best-kept secrets that enable ordinary people to run highly successful virtual teams like a pro. Learn from an industry expert as he discloses The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Virtual Teams to the professional looking to build or reinforce their own successful virtual team. By definition, a virtual team is a group of individuals who work across time, space, and organizational boundaries with links strengthened by webs of communication technology.

By 2025, an estimated 70 percent of the workforce will work remotely at least five days each month. In The Virtual Leader, Takako Hirata, an experienced leader of large international virtual teams, shares her proven methods for thriving in the remote workplace with the help of new leadership principles.