How can I develop a team if they’re not in the same place? How can I build a company culture that works for employees in an office, working at home and in co-work spaces? How can I maintain organizational oversight if I can’t see my employees? Remote Work answers all these questions and more and provides guidance on how to build a successful remote working strategy that engages employees, allows them to perform to their full potential and improves business performance.
The COVID-19 pandemic has put remote work into the business norm, but demand from employees to work remotely was already increasing, with a 2019 report stating that 34% of people surveyed would even take a pay cut if they could work remotely part of the time. HR professionals and business leaders need to address this demand to attract and retain the talent the business needs. Remote Work is written by two industry experts who have successfully transitioned their workforces to remote models. It provides essential guidance on how to implement policies, processes and strategies for remote working, including meeting types, measuring performance and creating virtual ‘water cooler’ environments.
Featuring advice on technological solutions to adapting processes and driving engagement, this book also outlines the business benefits of a remote workforce including improved productivity and output and how it allows for faster expansion and execution. With insights from leading experts such as Marshall Goldsmith and case studies from Cornerstone OnDemand, Buffer and United States Marine Corps, Remote Work is essential reading now that increased home and flexible working is here to stay.
Chris Dyer is the founder and CEO of PeopleG2, where he manages 30 full-time remote employees and 3,000 independent contractors. PeopleG2 is routinely ranked one of the best places to work and has been listed as one of Inc.’s 5000 Fastest Growing Companies. Having made the transition to remote during the recession in 2009 with stunning success, Chris Dyer is now a world-renowned expert on remote leadership and productive company culture.
My company, PeopleG2, is routinely ranked one of the best places to work and has been listed as one of Inc.’s 5000 Fastest Growing Companies. As a leadership speaker, I’ve helped businesses all over the world transform their strategies and become industry leaders. But this success did not come from some inherent skill for leadership. Rather, I succeeded because I almost failed.
My company was already struggling when the 2008 recession hit. We had strong talent and a great product, but something wasn’t working. Faced with the potential collapse of everything I worked so hard to build, I had exactly two choices. I could watch it all fall down around me, or I could get serious about building new skills as a leader and discover what separated more successful companies from my own.
Through research, countless interviews, and deep exploration of my own company culture, I developed the Seven Pillars of Successful Company Culture. These seven pillars represent the cultural foundation of an organization. I learned that as long as we had this solid base on which to build, my company would be free to innovate, explore, adapt, and ultimately thrive.
These ideas saved my business. They enabled me to live out my dreams and dream even bigger. In fact, these principles have allowed me to run the kind of business in which all team members discover their greatest potential, explore new possibilities, and build fulfilling, prosperous lives.
Now, as a speaker, coach, and author, I do the same for businesses like mine… businesses that have strong talent and a solid product, but are still missing those illusive traits that separate good companies from exceptional companies.
Leaders like you—who are driven, smart, and possibly a little exasperated—are the reason I do what I do. I know you and your company are capable of tremendous things. I’m here to help you transform those possibilities into realities.
