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How to negotiate for, stay productive in, and remain connected during a flexible work arrangement in a post-pandemic world—and manage a team who does the same.
- Provides practical advice on how to identify a flexible arrangement that will work with your role, make the case to your boss, establish trust, ensure productivity, and stay connected and visible to your team.
- Offers managers ways to help their team find the right flexible options, while remaining fair, and establish the right conditions to ensure success.
- Provides practical advice from a variety of experts, so readers can take into account multiple perspectives as they implement the best tips to work for them.
- Answers a need for readers as they return to work and look to make the best out of the new hybrid workplace.
- Offers evergreen solutions for specific groups who may especially be looking for flexible work options, including working parents and caretakers.
Audience: This book is both for individual employees who are looking for flexible alternatives to work, as well as managers who are leading teams of people with different flexible arrangements. We also see a secondary audience of HR professionals, who will use this book to either to inform their own understanding of flexible work arrangements or to hand off to managers in their organizations.
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Summary
Find a way to work that works for you.
The 9-to-5 office routine no longer exists. Many employees have the option to work anywhere, any time. But how do you find the flexible arrangement that's right for you? And how do you manage a team when they're all working in different places and on different schedules?
The HBR Guide to Managing Flexible Work is filled with practical tips and advice to help you and your team stay productive and connected, no matter when or where you work. You'll learn how to:
- Set a flexible work schedule that meets your needs
- Remain connected and visible
- Get more done—in less time
- Make the most of hybrid meetings
- Keep your team engaged, both in person and virtually
Arm yourself with the advice you need to succeed on the job, with the most trusted brand in business. Packed with how-to essentials from leading experts, the
HBR Guides provide smart answers to your most pressing work challenges.
