"How soon could you share with us what's next--what we need to plan for--beyond working from home? This is the question people are asking their employers and decision makers about the future of work. What is next, and how do we thoughtfully prepare for it? These questions are the focus of Karen Mangia's new book Success From Anywhere. One year after the release of her first book Working From Home, Returning to Work offers a "one year later" snapshot...

'An excellent guide on how teams can effectively work together, regardless of location.' 'STEPHANE KASRIEL, former CEO of Upwork IN TODAY'S MODERN GLOBAL ECONOMY, companies and organizations in all sectors are embracing the game-changing benefits of the remote work'place. Managers benefit by saving money and resources and by having access to talent outside their zip codes, while employees enjoy greater job opportunities, productivity, independence,...

A study of hybrid work finds that support from colleagues is even more critical to combating isolation and improving job satisfaction than support from managers. Workers who did their jobs partly from home and partly in a company location and experienced high levels of colleague support when at home were much less likely to report persistent feelings of loneliness, and those who felt supported by teammates both when at home and in the workplace were...

"In Thrive With a Hybrid Workplace, Julie Kantor, a business psychologist, and Felice Ekelman, an employment attorney, deliver expert guidance to maximize growth and minimize risk in a hybrid workplace. With hybrid work, leaders need to ensure that employees are engaged, remote work is productive, and hybrid teams are collaborating, all within legal guidelines. A hybrid workplace requires organizations and leaders to address issues that can be overlooked...

"Written in a friendly, engaging and approachable style, The Successful Hybrid Team will start with an introduction on the changes that are taking place in the workplace and how hybrid work is changing the way teams work. The preliminary chapters will cover how the world of work is rapidly transforming and why culture in hybrid work matters more than ever before. It will then take the readers on an in-depth journey through a four-pillar framework...

Is crowdsourcing the future of work? This book offers a lively and critical account of the gig economy: its promises and realities, what is at stake, and how we can ensure that customers, workers, platforms, and society at large benefit from this global and growing phenomenon.

Your essential guide to working from home and staying connected

In today's networked global economy, working from home is no longer a novelty. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, companies and organizations everywhere are embracing the game-changing benefits of allowing employees to work outside the office, and the results are profound: managers benefit by saving money and resources and by having access to talent outside their zip

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"The full-time job is disappearing--is landing the right gig the new American Dream? One in three American workers is now a freelancer. This 'gig economy'--one that provides neither the guarantee of steady hours nor benefits--emerged out of the digital era and has revolutionized the way we do business. High-profile tech start-ups such as Uber and Airbnb are constantly making headlines for the disruption they cause to the industries they overturn....

Analyzing the current remote-based workforce created by the pandemic, one of the foremost thinkers in business and organization voices the problems that beset work and advocates for using this moment to initiate the biggest transformational change in the workplace in a century.