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Highly Recommended!
Kimball Fisher and Mareen Duncan Fisher document the special skills needed for the new but increasingly common task of managing far-flung work groups. The approaches that they examine are becoming increasingly essential for all managers. Although they explore relevant technologies carefully, their human relations advice is probably more important. The Fishers emphasize the interpersonal and leadership skills that a manager needs to head a virtual team. If you read this book cover to cover, it can seem repetitive, since many of the rules and tips offered in one area overlap with those in other areas. However, the book is designed to allow you to review specific management challenges and technologies, and to ignore areas that are irrelevant to your situation. We [...] recommend this clear, practical work to anyone who leads virtual teams and to the telecommuters and freelance workers who report to them.
Ideas on Distance Management
This book presents a new approach to managing people from distance. It also gives clear examples and cases. This book is a must for managers who control their team from distance, either nationwide or global-wide. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business enterprises    4. Business/Economics    5. Computer Networks    6. Entrepreneurship    7. Human Resources & Personnel Management    8. Internet - General    9. Management    10. Management - General    11. Teams in the workplace    12. Telecommuting    13. Business & Economics / Management    14. Management & management techniques    15. Personnel & human resources management   

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Ahead of its time in 1996.Somewhat dated now. Well done.
Even with the explosion in home based technology in the last three years the basics in the book are well researched and well written.I was really hopeing to find an updated version of this pioneer work. Having manyemployees now living the vision Ms. Bredin wrote about I require this bookto be read and kept/used as reference.It's almost part of the employeemanual.I know when they see the 1996 copyright date, and they think theyare doing something new, it seems a chore to have to read the book.In theend all have been happy they did. Looking forward to the update. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business Life - General    3. Careers / Job Opportunities    4. Home business    5. Home labor    6. Home-based Businesses    7. Human Resources & Personnel Management    8. Reference    9. Telecommuting    10. Telecommuting centers    11. Business & Economics / Home-Based Businesses    12. Labour economics    13. Office & workplace   

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Great book for a would-be stay-at-home-worker
This is a book you should read before you quit your job. This book is the one you can trust. It includes almost everything you need to know about working from your home.
Thick but very shallow
(Maybe 2 stars is a little harsh, but I'm not sure I can change it)
A Great Book of Reference!
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Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Communication in organizations    5. Home labor    6. Home-based Businesses    7. Human Resources & Personnel Management    8. Management    9. Management - General    10. Telecommuting    11. Business & Economics / Management    12. Business information systems    13. Postal & telecommunications industries    14. Teleworking   

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Help! I am trapped in my office!
I have worked from my home for the last 4 months and up until yesterday I felt like I was going out of my mind. I woke up in my office every morning and I went to sleep in my office every evening. I was stuck at home all day and there was no escape. That is, not until I purchased The Joy of Working From Home. Read more

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Insightful!
Debra A. Dinnocenzo has written a friendly, informal, and sometimes humorous book for people who are or want to be telecommuters. Using her firsthand experiences, the author covers all the issues telecommuters face, from finding the right technology to coping with myths people hold about working from home. This book provides information and tips you can really use. If you are a telecommuter, telemanager, or home-based worker, this book will help you increase your skills and productivity. If you are considering becoming a telecommuter, it will tell you exactly what to expect and how you can make the transition to this new way of working. ...

101 Tips for Telecommuters: Real Life
101 Tips is a must-have desk reference for professionals who are contemplating or just entering the telecommuting world.It is exceptionally well-organized with cross-references, appendices, checklists,and a writing style that makes it very easy to find what you need and want. The author effectively delivers not only the mechanics for efficienttelecommuting but also, and perhaps more importantly, addresses therelationship dimensions within the family unit and co-workers. The book isloaded with inserts (or "Tip2"s). The telecommuter who diligentlyimplements all or most of these Tip2s will find new levels of personalefficiency and insights into relationships that can relieve many anxiousmoments.The resource guide in the appendix was an unexpected bonus. Thisbook is also a great resource for the eager, new member of the workforcewho wants to do well and have a balanced life.

Director, Executive Development-Hillenbrand Industries
This book is a real gem!, and one with many hidden facets.I learned many new tips and techniques about telecommuting and how to think about it, even though it is something that I've done off and on over the last 6 years. The book really shines in the area of lifestyle management---it really hasa lot of worthwhile things to say about creating a life that will work foryou.A life that integrates work into the bigger picture with all of thedifferent priorities/challenges that stare all of us in the face every day.This book really tells you both how to work, and how to make your work workfor you!The format is very accessible(I read some of the tips whilewaiting for meetings) and bitesized.The tip2 feature is a really cool wayto apply the ideas and learnings.I'm recommending the book to all myfriends who are telecommuting--or considering it.Fun, practical andimpactful---you'll like it! ... Read more

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Great Starting point for a Telecommuting program
This books tells you what an organization needs to do to implement asuccesful telecommuting program.It describes in detail thecharacteristics common to successful telecommuters.The examples used forselection devices can really help a company in their telecommuting efforts. This book is relatively easy to read and treats each aspect with equalimportance.Good starting point!

Must-read primer on setting up telecommuting!
I highly recommend this book to anyone who is responsible for implementing a telecommuting initiative in an organization.Piskurich covers a lot of details that I might have overlooked.Quick & easy read, greatchecklists at the end of each chapter, lots of useful information and ideas... ... Read more

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Great book
I happen to have a state job that would never qualify me for telecommuting, but I got the book anyway just for kicks.Now, I am envious!The author did an excellent job of laying out the ways to convince your boss that working at home can be beneficial for all.It won't help me, but who knows, perhaps this book can be your ticket to satisfactory home employment!

This book convinced my boss to let me telecommute.
With the help of Telecommuting for Dummies I was able to convince my boss to let me work from home 3 days a week.I was traveling 1 1/2 hours each way to work previously and taking care of three kids and my life was hell.Now I work in my home office and am home when the kids get back from school.The book outlined a strategy I could use with my boss and it actually WORKED!I amnow a happy camper.The book has lots of other good info about telecommuting, like how to separate your home and work life when you work at home, and how to organize your time and your office.I can't recommend it too highly!It's incredibly helpful!!

An adequate reference book
I purchased this book last week.I found a few of the sections lacking (I wanted much more information).For instance her section on telecommuting scams only warranted about two pages. Read more

Subjects:  1. Reference - General    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Telecommunications In Business    4. Entrepreneurship    5. Labor & Industrial Relations - General    6. Business communication & presentation    7. Small businesses & self-employed    8. Business Communication - General    9. Business & Economics    10. Telecommuting    11. Career/Job   

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I agree with secondnature review... could use editing.
I have read many RV travel books.This book has good subject matter, however, I find it strays again and again to the "isn't the wonder of the computer world amazing" theme.When published, this may have had more impact, but now the "wonder" is old news. I enjoyed the first half of the book more than the last.

One of my favorite books ever
This was probably the first book I ever bought from Amazon.com.I was doing research for how to stay online while going on a summer road trip and it turned out that www.roadtripamerica.com had a lot of information for me.I ended up reading the introduction to this book and had to buy it.I loved the way Megan just captured my attention and imagination.I still get tears in my eyes remembering favorite sections and I've forced quite a few people to read it too. Phoenix One Rises!
There's always a catalyst to embarking on a "road less traveled" and, for Megan and Mark, it was a terrible tragedy.Yet embark they did, with all the courage and hope in the world that everything would turn out all right, no matter what happened to them along the way or how bleak things seemed.Megan takes us along to experience not only the external journey of new places and new friends but also the internal journey of doubts and frustrations.This is a delightful read for anyone who's ever wondered what it would be like to throw off the traces and explore. ... Read more

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Extremely Helpful!
From a management perspective, this book offers great advice on how toestablish telecommuting relationships with your employees. It walks youthrough the steps in a straightforward and friendly fashion. To improveyour bottom line further, I recommend "The Work at Home BalancingAct" by Sandy Anderson. This resource will arm your telecommutingemployees with everything they need to successfully manage their work andpersonal lives under one roof. These books should be the foundation ofeveryone's telecommuting resource library. Read them and profit

Everything one needs to know about telework & telecommuting.
Jack Nilles delivers everything that leaders and managers could possiblywant. With a relaxed and friendly writing style and his delightful sense ofhumor, Jack guides us with ease and clarity through the human andtechnological complexities of creating successfu telework programs. Heprovides the essential leadership and management philosophies and thetime-tested techiniques learned from 25 years of cutting-edge experience.These pages pack a complete range of knowledge from practical checklists tointernationl trends. It's even more than what we have come to expect fromJack, the Father of Telecommuting. I would not be without it. ... Read more

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Not what I thought it would be
Although this book has a lot of good information in it, this type of book should be updated frequently in order to keep up with the times. Most web sites are no longer in exsistance, and a lot of them are not legitimate either. The book tells you never to pay for information or in order to gain employment, however, most sites or potential employers listed require just that.

A great book full of information and inspiration
I purchased this book because I wanted to add an online component to my home decorating business (and I am a mom of two great boys). This book has been very useful.Now that my online business is flourishing, I continue to look through the book for more ideas.It is the kind of book that the first read through you get the plans to implement, then you read it again and get different ideas to use. Because the publish date was 2001 and the Internet evolves ultra fast, some of the information is a little old but that is only for a small portion of the book. This book is also useful for moms trying to decide if an online business is right for them and what it really means to work from home, (like we don't work already).I also keep this book handy for the inspirational stories of moms like me.

Travel teams
It gives children the chance to speak out without the noise while driving.It's a safe interactive program for wireless acess.Home networking and studying tips for children is awesome.My children love to be creative and has submitted request in childrens magazine that offers this type of program.It is good for mom's on the road.
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This was a very valuable book
This is an excellent topic and a book that you should read if you are working at home and have children.

At Last -- A book that understands!
I've been working at home for 5 years and read my share of books on how to do it efficiently and happily.This is the best book yet on explaining the emotional issues that come up and how to cope with them.It was very, veryhelpful to me; I've modified the way I structure my day in response tosuggestions in the book and now I frequentlyget more done AND feel lessstressed.

The home office solution
If you work at home it can be challenging.This book gives great advice on how to overcome many of the home office challenges. ... Read more

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All the stuff you don't know you need to know
To put it succinctly "Teleworking and Telecommuting" is a must-have guide to anyone considering either of these working paradigms.The author provides and extensive analysis of all the benefits and pitfalls of working from home.He covers the personal characteristics necessary for successfully working from home, home office furnishings, balancing problems with family life and work life when at home, strategies for getting the employer to accept the proposition of working from home, and many other things that are critical to your success but often overlooked when considering working from home.The book ends with four appendices that provide a teleworker aptitude test and three sample contracts.I've been involved in teleworking for some time where I spend some time at the office and some time elsewhere providing work product.This is the most comprehensive book on the subject that I have read and so is a highly recommended read for anyone who is thinking of changing their work style to a teleworking paradigm or who is thinking of taking a job where teleworking is required or an option. ... Read more

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Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Human Resources & Personnel Management    5. Telecommuting    6. Business & Economics / Human Resources & Personnel Management    7. Personnel & human resources management    8. Teleworking   

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A practical guide to reliably overseeing telecommuting
Telecommuting: Managing Off-site Staff For Small Business by business writer and employee management expert Lin Grensiing-Pophal is an industrious, practical guide to reliably overseeing telecommuting workers with a maximum of reward and a minimum of hassle. Chapters cover such diverse topics as myths about telecommuting, how to recruit telecommuters, how to train telecommuters, and much more. Telecommuting is an absolute "must-read" for any modern-day supervisor responsible for managing workers who take advantage of this new, cheap, and efficient way to get to work. ... Read more

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Editorial Review

There's a mad rush among small businesses to get connected to the Internet, and it's no wonder: an Internet connection means access to Web data, worldwide communications through e-mail, and the ability to put pages online to advertise goods and services. It's also a lot easier to make your little company look big and established on the Internet than it is in real life. This book is an introductory Internet text that explains the wired world in the language of small-business owners.Read more

Subjects:  1. Computer - Internet    2. Computer Books And Software    3. Computer Networks    4. Computers    5. Electronic commerce    6. Internet - General    7. Internet marketing    8. Small Business Management    9. Small business    10. Telecommuting    11. Business & Management    12. Electronic mail (email)    13. Internet    14. Small businesses & self-employed   

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best book on telecommuting
I recently reviewed a number of books on telecommuting and distance collaboration for a research center (...) and Dziak's book was the best I found on telecommuting. The Only Guide You Will Need for Telecommuting
Michael Dziak's book is very thorough, and is a comprehensive guide on telecommuting.The check lists, forms, and practical tips are very usefull.This book offers so much for anyone operating a home office, it is a good investment even if they don't telecommute. I agree with other reviewers this is the desk companion or bible for telecommuters. I highly recommend it.

Hitting Home
This is a good book. The design is very approachable, and the writing is quite readable - especially in an age when people would *like* to explore telework, but don't quite know where to begin. From Telework 101 to senior-exec-level concepts, it explains much of what today's teleworker - and even the at-home entrepreneur - needs to launch a fully-functional home office, without losing touch or professional stature with the corporate community. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business/Economics    3. Careers - Other Specific Fields    4. Careers / Job Opportunities    5. Computer Networks    6. Home Based Labor    7. Internet - General    8. Labor    9. Labor & Industrial Relations - General    10. Telecommuting    11. United States