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Now available... Handbook for Managing Teleworkers A Five-Step Management Process for Managing Teleworkers 212 Pages ISBN: 978-0-9844038-2-0 by Don Philpott, Senior Editor, Government Training Inc. Publications (TM) & Sandra Gurvis Writer, instructor and speaker on modern telework issues and solutions (For additional details and to order through our secure server, go to www.GovernmentTrainingInc.com) NEW ! Special note: Your order will include a password access to a web-based copy of the book available for reading (not downloading) on line. Quote: This is perfect. Our agency has just made a major commitment to telework - but had not management plan to support this decision. Your five-step process is excellent. Gives us a management framework and a process that can be easily followed by manager and teleworker alike. Quote: Thanks for your book. We found the templates and Five-Step process to be of highest value. Sandra really understands the opportunties and pitfalls. Quote: We have teleworkers scattered all through our organization. None of the managers believed it was working. It wasn't until we implemented your plan that we began to see the problems and areas where teleworking was working. Quote: Your use of highlighted text made reading the book easy and fun. <ORC:n41452:[email protected]:0::ORC> About the Author: Sandra Gurvis Sandra Gurvis (www.sgurvis.com), serves as professional development instructor for Government Training Inc (GTI), and is the author of fourteen books and hundreds of magazine articles. Her titles include MANAGING THE TELECOMMUTING EMPLOYEE with Michael Amigoni (Adams , 2009), MANAGEMENT BASICS, 2nd ed ( Adams , 2007), and CAREER FOR CONFORMISTS (Marlowe, 2001), which was a selection of the Quality Paperback Book Club. Her books have been featured on Good Morning America, CBS Up to the Minute, ABC World News Tonight, in USA Today and in other newspapers and on television and radio stations across the country; and have been excerpted in magazines. Sandra has traveled throughout the US , lecturing and providing information on telework and telecommuting, as well as other issues relating to management and self-employment. She lives in Columbus , Ohio . About the Book: Telework Book Review: Handbook for Managing Teleworkers If you are a teleworker, a teleworker manager, a government agency implementing telework or a major company considering it, this is a must read book While teleworking has started to gain traction, especially at federal level, there are still many myths surrounding it as well as concerns from senior managers who fear loss of control over staff not working in the office. This book is an A-Z guide aimed at managers tasked with introducing teleworking or overseeing teleworkers and ensuring that everything runs smoothly. The rules for managing teleworking are the same whether you are a federal or state employee or work for a private company or organization. The book is also very useful to people who are thinking of teleworking or trying to persuade their employers to introduce it. The guide starts with an overview of what teleworking is, why it was introduced and what the current situation is. It then takes you through an easy to understand Five-Step Process to determine whether teleworking is right for your organization and, if so, how best it can be implemented. Step One gives you the tools you need to decide whether your organization needs teleworking. It looks at the jobs suitable for teleworking, the benefits and the technology needed to make it happen. Step Two focuses on putting together a teleworking team. This includes successful strategies for telework programs, creating guidelines for managers and employees, writing telework agreements and selecting the right people. There are also important sections on safety, security and the legal rights of teleworkers. Step Three is all about organization getting together a winning game plan. In addition, there is information about training and setting up a continuity-of-operations plan to maintain essential functions in the event of a major disaster. Step Four covers implementation how you make it all happen. In addition, there is guidance on insurances, taxes and health care options and how they impact teleworkers. Step Five discusses maintenance now that you have set up your teleworking program what do you have to do to ensure it runs smoothly. The authors both teleworkers - have drawn heavily on authoritative materials published by a wide range of federal agencies and organizations to provide case studies and best practices. The wealth of practical information is organized into an easy to follow, high value 5-Step process that provides an invaluable resource to telework managers and teleworkers alike. Each step in the process is supported by checklists, standard practices and practical advice - all geared to help the manager and the teleworker implement the plan. _____________________________________________________________________________ _______________ Here is a sample list of recent purchasers of the Telework Handbook: ABAG Aitkin County Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium/CHAP AMCHP American Academy of Pediatrics American Bar Association American Overseas Book Company ASCE ATF Avion Solutions Inc. Bonneville Power Administration Booz Allen Hamilton Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Reclamation Carpenter/Robbins Commercial Real Estate Inc. 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