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“How Do I Work Without Being in the Same Room With My Colleagues?”

Here are our best tips for coordinating operations eye to eye over long distances.

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Virtual Freedom

Hiring virtual staffers – whether overseas or local – can increase your productivity and efficiency.

Chris Ducker BenBella Books
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The Inevitable

Twelve “trajectories” of technology are accelerating the world to “impossible” horizons.

Kevin Kelly Viking
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The Surprising Science of Meetings

Save time and energy by facilitating better meetings. (Hint: the best ones are 48 minutes long.)

Steven G. Rogelberg Oxford UP
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Long-Distance Leadership

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Global Teams

To succeed at globalization, businesses need efficient teams operating at their peak worldwide.

Jo Owen FT Press
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The Remote Leader’s Guide to Managing a Team

What best practices work when you’re leading a remote team?

Matthew Barby Matthew Barby
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The Long-Distance Leader

Leaders can create solid relationships with long-distance workers.

Kevin Eikenberry and Wayne Turmel Berrett-Koehler Publishers
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Working on a remote team

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The Complete Guide to Working on a Remote Team

Working from home isn’t rocket science.

Megan Berry Medium
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The Do’s and Don’ts of Online Video Meetings

Video conferencing from home doesn’t have to be daunting – for yourself or your colleagues.

Brian X. Chen The New York Times
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The Classic

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Virtual Teams

Just when you thought you’d mastered the art of teambuilding, they went virtual.

Jessica Lipnack and Jeffrey Stamps Wiley
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Remote Teams

The home office trend became the home office mandate with the outbreak of COVID-19, leaving managers with a challenge. Getting team members to…

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Holding Meetings

Meetings can be productive or deadly, in person or virtual – success depends on planning, execution and managing people and information.

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X Reality

X Reality, or cross reality, refers to virtual reality (VR), mixed reality (MR), augmented reality (AR) and others. These “new realities” use hardware…

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