Home Workplace: A Handbook for Employees and Managers [Paperback]

Brendan B. Read (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 20, 2004

Reap the benefits of the home workplace revolution with this practical resource that guides managers and employees through working from home either full or part-time. If you are charged with establishing or executing a home-work policy in your business, t

This book guides employees and managers through all the issues involved with working from home, either full time or on occasion: voice and data technology, home office locations, facilities, environment, furniture, HR oversight, and more.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Does a superb job of challenging the status quo, stimulating thinking and perhaps a bit of revolution in the workplace." -- Jack Heacock, Virtual Office and Organizational Development Consultant

About the Author

Brendan B. Read is a business editor, writer and consultant who writes about site selection, real estate, facilities, staffing, training, outsourcing and home working. Brendan served for many years as services editor of Call Center magazine. A frequent speaker at at industry conferences, he is the author of Home Workplace and co-author of The Complete Guide to Customer Support.

Product Details

• Paperback: 348 pages
• Publisher: CMP; 1 edition (January 20, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1578203104
• ISBN-13: 978-1578203109
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,674,606 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A REVOLUTION IS COMING, March 27, 2005

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John R. Vacca "Tech Write Independent Reviewer" (Pomeroy, Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Home Workplace: A Handbook for Employees and Managers (Paperback)

After reading this book, it confirmed a belief that I've had for years, there definitely is "an impending multifaceted crises," according to author Brendan B. Read, that is "facing organizations that could affect their (and your) ability to function and deliver products and services effectively." The problem is lost time (worsening (and costly) daily commuting times are getting longer and delays worse) and increasing commuting costs (high gas prices) across the board for all of us. Read has done an outstanding job in this book of pointing out that "it is a crises that will impact the quality of lives for each of us." The situation is worsening by the day, and will eventually cause the collapse of life as we know it here in this country and around the globe.

Read begins by covering arguably the single most universal IT requirement: Components to handle voice. This is quickly followed by an examination of the equipment: computers, peripherals and backing them up. Next, the author examines data, which includes fax and video. Then, he looks at home office locations and facilities requirements. Next, Read points out that there are a lot of components that go into initiating, supporting, and managing home office networking. Then, the author discusses how to make the program roll and keep it rolling smoothly--how to bring home working on home. Finally, he covers how to smoothly put the brakes on home working employees activities.

According to Read, what is needed is a home working revolution on how we look at and manage employees. This revolution is now underway. Initially, that is what this excellent book is all about!

5.0 out of 5 stars An Up Tp Date Guide, February 26, 2005

By 

Chuck Wilsker "Chuck Wilsker" (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Home Workplace: A Handbook for Employees and Managers (Paperback)

This book is an up to date guide and handbook for both those involved in virtual, mobile, and distributed work and those considering venturing into this wonderful world. It addresses the whos, whens, whys and hows.
Read it for yourself. I highly recommend it.
Chuck Wilsker
President & CEO
The Telewwork Coalition,
Washington, DC
www.TelCoa.org