17 Resources for Remote Work and Virtual Leaders
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April 29, 2020
April 29, 2020
The following resources are being collected and curated by i4cp's research team to employees, managers, and leaders adjusting to remote work / working from home and virtual leadership responsibilities.
Remote Work / Working From Home
- Microsoft’s Remote Work Checklist – a simple, good place to start
- A Quick Guide to Working from Home – a more detailed look at working from home considerations
- Free Courses from LinkedIn Learning – a set of 16 free courses on working remotely, time management, managing virtual teams, common tools like Zoom, Teams, WebEx, etc., and other topics.
- Google's list of Remote Work resources – long list of additional resources
- i4cp: Video is Key to Keeping Teams connected During Forced Social Isolation
- Zooming to Conclusions – written by a long-time computer security professional, giving advice on how to secure your use of Zoom meetings
- The Five Levels of Remote Work – and why you're probably at Level 2
- A Deep Dive into Remote Work for Our Future of Work – Forbes, March 9, 2020
- Pros and Cons of Telecommuting – pre-COVID-19, this is a massive repository of pros and cons of remote work, organized into four areas: pros for community, employees, companies, and then cons overall.
- A Conference Call in Real Life – the famous, funny video that captures so many of the challenges with virtual meetings
- Inspire Action: Managing Your (Newly) Remote Workers – from CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion
- Hybrid Remote Work Offers the Worst of Both Worlds – Wired, July 12, 2020
- What Is an Office For? – Harvard Business Review, July 15, 2020
Virtual Leadership
- Tips for Managing a Remote Workforce during Coronavirus–and Beyond – includes insights and advice from GitLab, a completely virtual organization with over 1,000 employees.
- A Guide to Managing Your (Newly) Remote Workers – Harvard Business Review, March 18, 2020
- Best Practices for Managing Employees While on Telework Status – written from a legal and requirements standpoint
- i4cp: The Massive and Rapid Shift to Remote Work and Virtual Leadership
- i4cp: 4 Things Not to Overlook Amidst COVID-19
- i4cp: Agility in the Age of COVID-19 – includes i4cp’s Agile Leaders’ Checklist
- i4cp: Infographic: 7 Critical Skills for Your Virtual Leader Training
- i4cp: Best and Next Practices in Virtual Leadership
Tom Stone is a Senior Research Analyst at the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp). He has led major research studies on workforce readiness, hybrid and remote work, HR technology, leadership behaviors, succession management, automation and AI, and other topics. Tom is the regular co-host of i4cp's Next Practices Weekly event series, leads i4cp's HR benchmarking efforts, and is heavily involved with i4cp’s Chief Learning and Talent Officer Board and i4cp’s Workforce Planning Exchange.
Tom has 25+ years of experience in the Learning and Development and broader Human Capital industry. Prior to joining i4cp, Tom was Director, Technology Based Learning at Dale Carnegie Training, where he led the product development for their live online and other digital offerings. Earlier in his career Tom also served as a Senior Research Analyst at Taleo and held various positions, including Product Design Architect and Content Development Manager at Element K.
Tom is a popular speaker and has spoken at over 150 regional, national, and international conferences on a wide range of topics. He is also co-author of the book "Interact and Engage! 75+ Activities for Virtual Training, Meetings, and Webinars" (ATD Press, Second Edition, 2022). In addition to his research and writing in the Human Capital industry, Tom is also an avid baseball fan and wrote the book "Now Taking the Field: Baseball’s All-Time Dream Teams for All 30 Franchises" (ACTA Sports, 2019).