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How the Future Works: Leading Flexible Teams To Do The Best Work of Their Lives
Title | How the Future Works: Leading Flexible Teams To Do The Best Work of Their Lives |
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Date | 2024-12-24 13:48:28 |
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Desciption
Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, and USA Today BestsellerUnlock the power of flexible work with this practical “how-to” guide from the leadership of Slack and Future Forum The way we work has changed. The era of toiling from nine-to-five, five-days-a-week in the office is now a relic of the past, and is being replaced by a better way―flexible work. But flexibility means a lot more than a day or two a week to “work from home”: 93% of your employees want more flexibility in when, not just where, they work. They want choice and they are leaving their roles to find it. The most successful leaders will go much further than offering occasional remote workdays―they will redesign every aspect of how work gets done, from defining how they measure organizational success to training their managers to make it happen.How the Future Works: Leading Flexible Teams to Do The Best Work of Their Lives offers a blueprint for using flexible work to unlock the potential of your people. The book offers the steps necessary to building the new principles and guardrails to empower flexible, high-performing teams. And it teaches readers to lead with purpose, to manage and measure differently, and to believe that by letting go, they’ll get more back than they thought possible.How the Future Works explains how to:Establish leadership principles, commitments, and outcomes for truly flexible teamworkMeasure and assess productivity in a flexible workplaceReskill managers to ensure a level playing field for all employeesImplement the infrastructure necessary to make flexible work successfulUsing original research from Future Forum, a consortium by Slack, and global case studies from leading companies such as Levi Strauss & Co., Genentech, Royal Bank of Canada, and IBM, How the Future Works offers concrete solutions and practical steps for building high functioning teams of talented, engaged people by providing them with the flexibility and choice they need to do their best work. Read more
Review
As a Chief Revenue Officer, managing teams across different time zones and work styles has always been a challenge, especially post-pandemic. How the Future Works by Helen Kupp hit me at the perfect time. This book doesn’t just explain why the way we work has changed—it gives you clear, actionable steps to navigate it.For me, the biggest takeaway was how to build boundaries while embracing flexible work schedules. Kupp lays out strategies that make flexibility a win-win for both leadership and employees. The book is packed with practical insights, and I immediately put them into action with my own team. The toolkit in the back half of the book was an absolute game-changer—it’s straightforward and effective. I’ve already seen improvements in productivity and well-being across the board. But mostly my teams asked: where did this strategy originate? They wanted me to substantiate the toolkit framework!If you’re a leader trying to figure out how to make flexible work actually work, this book is your roadmap. It’s not just theory; it’s full of real-world application, and I highly recommend it for any leader looking to evolve with the times. (Or any team player frustrated by a stale construct who wants to be a part of the solution.)Brava Helen Kupp and Sheela Subramanian! Bravo Brian Elliott!