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Hoboken, NJ :
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
[2020]
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| Series: | --For dummies.
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Table of Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 GETTING STARTED WITH WORKING FROM HOME
- ch. 1 Setting Up Your Workspace
- Choosing the Right Spot in Your Home
- Picking the best room
- Creating an effective layout
- Getting All the Equipment You Need
- Desk and chair
- Computer and monitor
- Printer and scanner
- Internet access
- Phone service
- Noise-cancelling headset and camera
- Storage
- Organizing Your Work Life (And Keeping It That Way)
- Time
- Workspace
- Paperwork
- Computers and other devices
- Books and other reference materials
- Adding Some Personal Touches
- ch. 2 Ensuring Success with Important Work-at-Home Skills and Behaviors
- Setting Goals and Priorities
- Starting with goals
- Deciding on priorities
- Managing Your Time Well
- Creating and sticking to a schedule
- Making to-do lists
- Conquering procrastination
- Establishing Routines
- Being Your Own IT Department
- Increasing Your Healthy Productivity
- Watching Out for Distractions
- Overcoming Isolation
- Staying Positive and Motivated
- Putting positivity into practice
- Understanding personal motivation
- Being a team player and knowing you matter
- Making Sure You Still Have a Personal Life
- Establishing expectations
- Setting boundaries
- ch. 3 Following Virtual Team Meeting Etiquette
- Checking Your Background
- Looking Camera Ready
- Minimizing Noise and Using the Mute Button
- Speaking Clearly and Making Eye Contact
- Remembering a Few Important Do's and Don'ts
- Engaging in virtual meeting best practices
- Steering clear of common mistakes
- Practicing Patience v
- pt. 2 STAYING IN TOUCH WITH SLACK
- ch. 4 Getting Started with Slack
- Reviewing Slack's Different Versions
- Free plan
- Standard plan
- Plus plan
- Enterprise Grid
- Changing Your Slack Plan
- Upgrading
- Downgrading
- Beginning Your Slack Journey with the Workspace
- Creating a new Slack workspace
- Signing in to an existing Slack workspace
- Accessing your new workspace via a web browser
- Using the Slack desktop app
- Using the Slack mobile app
- Introducing the Slack user interface
- Summarizing Slack's Different Roles and Permissions
- Administrative roles
- Non-administrative roles
- Managing member roles
- Enterprise Grid roles and permissions
- Starting Your New Workspace off on the Right Foot
- Expanding your existing workspace
- Configuring your member profile and key account settings
- ch. 5 Targeting Your Communication with Slack Channels
- Introducing Slack Channels
- Exploring the Different Types of Slack Channels
- Public channels
- Private channels
- Multi-workspace channels
- Shared channels
- Creating Public and Private Channels
- Creating your first public channel
- Building an intelligent channel structure
- Viewing basic channel information
- Adding Members to Existing Channels
- Manual additions
- Default workplace channels
- Exploring Existing Public Channels
- Communicating via Slack Channels
- Posting simple channel messages
- Understanding channel etiquette
- ch. 6 Entering the Wonderful World of Slack Messages
- Understanding Slack Messages
- Sending a message
- Performing basic message actions
- Formatting your messages
- Finding people in your workspace to message
- Editing messages
- Deleting messages
- Muting conversations
- Setting message-specific reminders
- Saving direct messages and channel messages
- Pinning direct messages to conversations
- Creating special types of messages
- Converting group direct messages into private channels
- Using threads to create topic-specific containers
- Sharing in Slack
- Sharing files
- Sharing messages
- Forwarding Email to Slack
- Communicating Outside of Slack
- ch. 7 Staying Informed with Notifications, Statuses, and Feeds
- Getting Your Arms around Notifications
- Channel-specific notifications
- Keyword-specific notifications
- Direct messages from individuals and groups
- Missed calls
- DM reminders
- Member join and leave messages
- Threads and notifications
- Concurrently notifying multiple users
- Letting Others Know Your Availability
- Setting your status
- Viewing your colleagues' statuses
- Editing your status
- Clearing your status
- Setting yourself to away/active
- Unplugging with Do Not Disturb mode
- Configuring Device-Specific Notifications
- Enabling notifications on mobile devices
- Understanding when settings collide
- Finding Other Ways to Stay Current
- Receiving emails on recent activity
- Viewing mentions and reactions
- pt. 3 FOCUSING ON ZOOM
- ch. 8 Getting to Know Zoom's Suite of Communication Tools
- Zoom's Core Services
- Zoom Meetings & Chat
- Main features and benefits
- Plans and costs
- Add-ons
- Zoom Video Webinars
- Main features and benefits
- Plans and costs
- Zoom Rooms
- Main features and benefits
- Plans and costs
- Supercharging Zoom Rooms
- Zoom Phone
- Main features and benefits
- Plans and costs
- ch. 9 Setting Up Zoom
- Taking Your First Steps
- Creating a new Zoom account
- Modifying your Zoom plan
- Downloading and installing the Zoom desktop client
- Signing in to the Zoom desktop client
- Completing your Zoom profile
- Getting to know the Zoom user interface
- Reviewing Zoom Account Management
- Adding new users to your Zoom account
- Deactivating existing accounts
- Deleting existing users from your Zoom account
- Unlinking users from your Zoom account
- Unlocking the power of Zoom user groups
- Discussing the Importance of Zoom Roles
- Reviewing Zoom's default roles
- Creating new user roles
- Changing an existing user's role
- ch. 10 Connecting with Others via Zoom Meetings
- Getting Started with Zoom Meetings
- Reviewing Zoom's meeting-specific roles
- Locating your personal Zoom information
- Augmenting your Zoom meetings
- Hosting Zoom Meetings
- Inviting others to your current meeting
- Planning a future Zoom meeting
- Letting others in to your current meeting
- Joining others' Zoom meetings
- Putting your best foot forward
- Performing Mid-Meeting Actions
- Using virtual backgrounds
- Managing and interacting with meeting participants
- Using breakout rooms during meetings
- ch. 11 Looking at Zoom Contact Management and Chatting
- Managing Your Zoom Contacts
- Adding contacts to your Zoom directory
- Removing an existing contact from your Meetings & Chat directory
- Inviting an existing Zoom contact to a new meeting
- Adding internal contacts to an existing meeting
- Performing contact-specific actions
- Understanding User Status in Zoom
- Getting familiar with Zoom's status icons
- Changing your status in Meetings & Chat
- Staying current with Zoom notifications
- Chatting in Zoom
- Exchanging messages with your individual Zoom contacts
- Holding group chats
- Creating threads in Zoom
- Saving message drafts
- Editing and deleting your messages
- Referencing other Zoom members in a group discussion
- Adding some flair to your messages
- Uploading and sharing files in Zoom
- Sending screenshots
- Performing message-specific actions
- pt. 4 TAKING ADVANTAGE OF MICROSOFT TEAMS
- ch. 12 Navigating Microsoft Teams
- Downloading, Installing, and Opening Teams
- On the web
- On a laptop or desktop computer
- Taking a Quick Spin around Teams
- Activity
- Chat
- Teams
- Calendar
- Calls
- Files
- Using Teams across Many Devices and Platforms
- ch. 13 Starting Your First Team and Managing Your Settings
- Creating a New Team
- Inviting People to Your Team
- During the team creation process
- After the team creation process
- Managing Your Team Settings
- Managing Your User Settings
- General
- Privacy
- Notifications
- Devices
- Permissions
- Calls
- ch. 14 Staying Connected to Others with Channels and Chat
- Chatting in Teams
- Sending Messages in Channels
- Creating a New Channel
- Configuring a Channel
- Moving from a Channel to a Chat
- Starting a private chat
- Adding multiple people to a chat
- Giving a chat a title
- Pinning a chat to the top of the list
- Sending More than Text When Chatting
- Adding emojis, GIFs, and stickers
- Adding a file
- Reacting to chat messages
- ch. 15 Embracing Teams to Make Meetings Better
- Getting Up to Speed with the Types of Meetings in Teams
- Viewing Your Calendar in Teams
- Creating a New Meeting and Inviting People
- Joining an Existing Meeting
- Using Teams for Conference Calls
- Using Teams for Video Calls
- pt. 5 MANAGING EMPLOYEES FROM HOME
- ch. 16 Introducing the Basics of Managing Virtual Employees
- Making Room for a New Kind of Employee
- Preparing to get virtual
- Understanding changes to the office culture
- Weighing the pros and cons of telecommuting
- Managing from a Distance
- Increasing your interaction
- Providing long-distance recognition
- Using the Internet
- Managing Different Shifts
- ch. 17 Transitioning from Old-School Manager to Virtual Team Leader
- Recognizing Which Leadership Style Works Best
- Examining what makes virtual team leaders succeed
- Determining whether you're a micromanager, coach, or hands-off manager
- Comparing control-based and trust-based leadership
- Taking the Opportunity to Grow
- Pushing the boundaries of culture and C-level expectations
- Knowing when to manage up
- Contents note continued: Recognizing Common Virtual Team Issues
- Poor communication
- Lack of clarity, direction, and priorities
- Loss of team spirit and morale
- Lack of trust
- Lack of social interaction
- Tech issues
- Cultural clashes
- ch. 18 Adopting Best Practices in Communication
- Identifying Four Components to Transform Your Communications
- Looking Closer at Text-Only Communication
- Examining the pros and cons
- Using text-only communication effectively
- Providing Consistent and Frequent Feedback
- Establishing clear expectations
- Recognizing the importance of two-way feedback and performance discussions
- Giving feedback: The how-to
- Shifting focus from individual accountability to team accountability
- Establishing Best Practices with Communication Agreements
- Choosing appropriate communication methods
- Agreeing on expected response times
- Setting the rules for handling conflicts
- Choosing a problem-solving model
- Agreeing on a process for communicating outside the team
- Putting together your plan
- Establishing standards for meeting participation
- Utilizing the DISC Assessment Tool
- pt. 6 ADDING BALANCE AND PEACE TO YOUR WORK-AT-HOME LIFE
- ch. 19 Building Trust and Wellness in the Virtual Workplace
- Building a Connection Culture
- Being a leader your team wants to follow
- Getting to know your team members
- Reaching out and building rapport
- Focusing On Workplace Wellness
- Considering wellness best practices
- Starting your team wellness program
- Maintaining Healthy Boundaries
- ch. 20 Using Mindfulness in Your Daily Life
- Using Mindfulness at Work
- Beginning the day mindfully
- Dropping in with mini meditations
- Going from reacting to responding
- Solving problems creatively
- Practicing mindful working
- Debunking the multitasking myth
- Finishing by letting go
- Living Mindfully in the Digital Age
- Assessing your level of addiction to technology
- Using mindfulness to get back in control
- Using technology to enhance mindful awareness
- ch. 21 Stretching during the Workday
- Step Away from the Desk: Standing Stretches
- Standing chest stretch
- Standing abdominal stretch
- Standing side reach with legs crossed
- Standing hamstring and calf stretch
- Standing hip flexor stretch
- Have a Seat: Stretches for the Professional Desk Jockey
- Shoulders and neck stretch with circles
- Chest stretch
- Seated spinal rotation
- Seated forward bend
- Wrist and forearm stretch
- Seated ankle circles
- pt. 7 PART OF TENS
- ch. 22 Ten Predictors of Virtual Team Success
- Having the Right Technology
- Hiring the Right Team Leader
- Hiring the Right Team Members
- Establishing Clear Team Vision and Values
- Aligning Team Goals with Company Goals
- Having a Solid Team Agreement in Place
- Using a Communication Strategy
- Agreeing on a Process for Team Workflow
- Using an Onboarding Strategy for New Team Members
- Actively Managing Executive Perceptions
- ch. 23 Ten Great Slack Tips
- Respond Promptly to New Users' Requests, Questions, and Feedback
- Regularly View Slack Analytics
- Tread Lightly with New Hires
- Establish Slack as the Default Medium for Internal Communication
- Emphasize Slack's Carrots More than Its Sticks
- Keep an Eye Out for New Slack Apps
- Tell Overly Exuberant Slack Members to Tone It Down
- Publicize Your Status and Availability
- Try Before You Buy
- Know When to Turn Slack Off.