Invaluable guidance on how organisations can embrace the flexibility of remote work while sustaining wellbeing and connection. Immensely timely, practical and encouraging.' – Caroline Webb, author of How to Have a Good DayTransform your career or business with these simple tips and tricks to make virtual working more accessible than ever before – the office is no longer required. The remote work revolution is here. Even before COVID-19 created the largest remote work experiment globally, the business world was already gravitating toward virtual workplaces. Suddenly organisations as big as Twitter are learning that their employees don’t need an office to get great results. How to Thrive in the Virtual Workplace shows how to stay productive, feel like part of a team and make the most of remote working. Robert Glazer shares the principles, tactics, and tools his company has developed in more than a decade of successfully working as a joined-up but 100 per cent remote workforce and interviewing other leaders in the sector about what works for them. As founder and CEO of Acceleration Partners, an organisation with 170 employees who all work from home, Glazer has been recognised with dozens of awards for its industry performance and company culture. Here, he shares a step-by-step guide to building a culture of flexibility and trust, hiring and communicating effectively – both internally and externally – as a successful remote business.

The business world was already gravitating toward virtual workplaces, even before COVID-19 created the largest remote work experiment. Suddenly organisations as big as Twitter were learning their employees didn't need an office to get great results. This is something Robert Glazer has known for over a decade. In the highly actionable How to Thrive in the Virtual Workplace, Glazer taps into his experience managing a virtual office - and winning twenty "best places to work" awards - while providing leaders with a step-by-step playbook on how to intentionally build a remote workforce and culture by developing core values that give guidance in hiring talent who work well remotely, creating comprehensive onboarding plans, using technology to communicate and connect with remote employees, and more. This goes way beyond a typical HR strategy book. By employing these specific strategies, leaders can build a remote environment that thrives and make it one of their key competitive advantages. The remote work revolution is here - the leaders who will build the future are the ones who can lead top-performing virtual teams. Learn how to make a world-class organisation - office no longer required.