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Working From Home: Making the New Normal Work for You
Master the delicate art of working from home with this comprehensive resource.
Working from Making the New Normal Work for You provides readers with a detailed strategy on how to turn working from home into a powerful career choice. Author and Salesforce executive Karen Mangia teaches readers how
Build the future of work in any kind of ideas for your home office that fit anywhere Create personalized time management routines designed specifically for remote productivity, impact, and balance--even while wearing your sweatpants Deal with Zoom fatigue, burnout, and isolation, via untapped new strategies for connection and team-building, even when the team is remote Discover how to deliver powerful virtual presentations and build career impact online, with expert communication strategies designed for an online world
Working from Home explains in detail how to turn even the smallest of living spaces into the ideal remote work environment. It comprehensively explores how you can make yourself vital to any organization without ever setting foot in an office building. Because success isn't a you can move your career forward from anywhere, if you know how to do it. This book will show you how to embrace the new normal and make sure your career doesn't miss a beat.
Full of concrete strategies and practical advice, Working from Home is a must-read for anyone who wants to know how to find that elusive work/life balance when working remote. With guidance on how to create a work-from-home culture designed for success, it's a perfect choice for early-in-career professionals, sales leaders, team managers, and business executives looking for fresh ideas on the future of work.
Working from Making the New Normal Work for You provides readers with a detailed strategy on how to turn working from home into a powerful career choice. Author and Salesforce executive Karen Mangia teaches readers how
Build the future of work in any kind of ideas for your home office that fit anywhere Create personalized time management routines designed specifically for remote productivity, impact, and balance--even while wearing your sweatpants Deal with Zoom fatigue, burnout, and isolation, via untapped new strategies for connection and team-building, even when the team is remote Discover how to deliver powerful virtual presentations and build career impact online, with expert communication strategies designed for an online world
Working from Home explains in detail how to turn even the smallest of living spaces into the ideal remote work environment. It comprehensively explores how you can make yourself vital to any organization without ever setting foot in an office building. Because success isn't a you can move your career forward from anywhere, if you know how to do it. This book will show you how to embrace the new normal and make sure your career doesn't miss a beat.
Full of concrete strategies and practical advice, Working from Home is a must-read for anyone who wants to know how to find that elusive work/life balance when working remote. With guidance on how to create a work-from-home culture designed for success, it's a perfect choice for early-in-career professionals, sales leaders, team managers, and business executives looking for fresh ideas on the future of work.
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192 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 11, 2020
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About the author
Karen Mangia
8 books11 followersKaren Mangia is a dynamic leader serving as President and Chief Strategy Officer at The Engineered Innovation Group. She spearheads the company's thought leadership and leads the Insights & Innovation Practice. Her customer growth-focused practice is a catalyst that sparks success for individuals, teams and organizations.
With over 20 years of experience in corporate strategy, technology, and innovation, Karen's career highlights include senior leadership roles at Salesforce, Cisco, and AT&T, where she drove revenue growth, improved customer loyalty and accelerated business transformation.
Karen is also a prolific writer and captivating speaker. She is the author of five high impact books, including her latest, "Sundays With Salvator: 52 Recipes To Cultivate Conversation, Connection, And Community" (2023), "Success With Less" (2016), "Listen Up!" (2020), "Working from Home" (2020), and "Success from Anywhere" (2021), a WSJ Bestseller. Her TEDx talks and keynotes captivate global audiences. Beyond her professional pursuits, she showcases her talents as a trained chef.
Karen's exceptional contributions have earned her prestigious accolades such as the "40 under 40" award and the Distinguished Alumni Award from Ball State University. Her thought leadership extends to platforms like Thrive Global, Newsweek Expert Forum, and national media outlets.
With visionary leadership, industry knowledge, and a commitment to innovation, Karen Mangia shapes the landscape of customer growth, Go to Market strategy, and organizational success.
With over 20 years of experience in corporate strategy, technology, and innovation, Karen's career highlights include senior leadership roles at Salesforce, Cisco, and AT&T, where she drove revenue growth, improved customer loyalty and accelerated business transformation.
Karen is also a prolific writer and captivating speaker. She is the author of five high impact books, including her latest, "Sundays With Salvator: 52 Recipes To Cultivate Conversation, Connection, And Community" (2023), "Success With Less" (2016), "Listen Up!" (2020), "Working from Home" (2020), and "Success from Anywhere" (2021), a WSJ Bestseller. Her TEDx talks and keynotes captivate global audiences. Beyond her professional pursuits, she showcases her talents as a trained chef.
Karen's exceptional contributions have earned her prestigious accolades such as the "40 under 40" award and the Distinguished Alumni Award from Ball State University. Her thought leadership extends to platforms like Thrive Global, Newsweek Expert Forum, and national media outlets.
With visionary leadership, industry knowledge, and a commitment to innovation, Karen Mangia shapes the landscape of customer growth, Go to Market strategy, and organizational success.
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November 26, 2020
Felt like a rush job to fill the COVID market (the author even admits she paused the book she was actually writing to write this book). Has a few good practical tips about zoom lighting, and I liked the overall theme of the importance of rituals, routines, and boundaries when working from home, but there were too many platitudes and glittering generalities.
**Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for providing a free copy in exchange for an honest review.
**Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for providing a free copy in exchange for an honest review.
dnf
October 14, 2022I love a good self-help/nonfiction read, but I’m DNF’ing this one after 3 chapters. It read more like a research paper with URLs to other sources in almost every paragraph. The author also mentioned her other book like 4 times already and the self promotion was actually becoming distracting to me. Unfortunately this one is a bit of a miss.
January 20, 2021
Very fluffy, short book peppered with two or three insights into working at home. I'm on the fence about suggesting anyone read it. Use your camera, watch telecasters to learn how to present yourself - we are now all our own personal telecasters. With remote work an essential way to connect is to spread the credit, reach out and listen and recommend when it is deserved.
January 21, 2021
Book was interesting and offers alot of insight into the working from home world. I picked up some great notes on working from home. While some stuff didn't pertain to me it was good to gather some info that i can apply to my part time job as well as my hopes of becoming a published author.
January 21, 2021
More motivating management meanderings. Feels rushed and nothing you haven't heard before.
December 1, 2020
This book should be good for people used to work in office environments and that were suddenly found working from home. There are good tips and things to consider, e.g. your physical background, desk setup, the need to get a job area (no matter how small), getting out of your pijamas, try and find triggers that signal transitions to/from work, etc. Some of these are obvious to the working-from-home-pre-covid folks, but might not be as clear cut for everyone.
I liked the author's point that, the attitudes that might have been funny and endearing in the spring, are now unprofessional and nonsensical. I think about all those facebook posts with supposedly funny stunts, like having someone parading behind you in a costume.
The work feels a bit rushed, though. The author and editorial saw an opening and hurried to turn, what could easily be an article, into a book. The filling is a lot of overused motivational phrases and rah-rah-rah. Are you ready to tackle this new challenge and take control of your career?
I stopped listening because I work for a truly global company where remote meetings were the no before, so working from home didn't change much. We didn't use zoom then and we don't use it now. I'm returning the book to the library, so that someone else hopefully finds more value.
Why people use zoom for meetings is beyond me, by the way. There is no need to see face for an hour. Nonsense.
I liked the author's point that, the attitudes that might have been funny and endearing in the spring, are now unprofessional and nonsensical. I think about all those facebook posts with supposedly funny stunts, like having someone parading behind you in a costume.
The work feels a bit rushed, though. The author and editorial saw an opening and hurried to turn, what could easily be an article, into a book. The filling is a lot of overused motivational phrases and rah-rah-rah. Are you ready to tackle this new challenge and take control of your career?
I stopped listening because I work for a truly global company where remote meetings were the no before, so working from home didn't change much. We didn't use zoom then and we don't use it now. I'm returning the book to the library, so that someone else hopefully finds more value.
Why people use zoom for meetings is beyond me, by the way. There is no need to see face for an hour. Nonsense.
December 23, 2020
Lots of Excellent Advice for Workers and Companies
Audiobook Review:
This author has written a book based on her expertise about working from home, especially relevant now during the new normal that we've all been facing in 2020. The bulk of the book is for managers and other leaders within a company. However, the first part of the book would be helpful for any employee or at-home entrepreneur. In that first section, she talks about how to define your workspace and make effective presentations, even if you're doing them on Zoom or other digital platforms. Further chapters look at how a remote workforce can be managed effectively. She even touches briefly on how to make virtual events meaningful for attendees and perhaps even more profitable for those who run them. One final chapter is about job-seeking during this very different time. After so much discussion geared toward how to handle this at an organizational or team level, it seems strange to switch back to talking about individuals. Perhaps this chapter could have been placed earlier between the sections about how to make this work on an individual level and at a company level. Still, all in all, this book is chock-full of information that could be helpful in negotiating the new norm.
I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.
My book blog: https://www.readingfanaticreviews.com
Audiobook Review:
This author has written a book based on her expertise about working from home, especially relevant now during the new normal that we've all been facing in 2020. The bulk of the book is for managers and other leaders within a company. However, the first part of the book would be helpful for any employee or at-home entrepreneur. In that first section, she talks about how to define your workspace and make effective presentations, even if you're doing them on Zoom or other digital platforms. Further chapters look at how a remote workforce can be managed effectively. She even touches briefly on how to make virtual events meaningful for attendees and perhaps even more profitable for those who run them. One final chapter is about job-seeking during this very different time. After so much discussion geared toward how to handle this at an organizational or team level, it seems strange to switch back to talking about individuals. Perhaps this chapter could have been placed earlier between the sections about how to make this work on an individual level and at a company level. Still, all in all, this book is chock-full of information that could be helpful in negotiating the new norm.
I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.
My book blog: https://www.readingfanaticreviews.com
July 4, 2021
This reads like a rushed compilation of articles to ride the work from home trend after COVID. It's unfinished. Even with the bigger font, this book didn’t hit 200 pages. There's not much here.
It seems targeted to workers, but many chapters talk to mid-level managers. Basic ideas for mid-level managers to collaborate and lead virtual teams based on trust. But well-run companies already know this. Good example to make a virtual event more interactive. There weren’t real specifics to corral kids.
Many end-chapter Action Plans are space fillers that don’t add value, “When you give a presentation, how do you encourage folks to use the chat window—and are you using polls and quizzes?” No one does that. There's no time.
The only chapter I enjoyed were the snarky depiction of jobseekers who don't know how to effectively reach out for help in chapter 10.
It’s hard to shake off the feeling that this is a Salesforce publicity book due to random tweets from their Chief Digital Evangelist for Salesforce. That’s his real title.
This is typical of Wiley, to publish books by credentialed authors with an indulgent editor afraid to do his job--tell the author to add more substance or remove redundancy.
@IvyDigest
It seems targeted to workers, but many chapters talk to mid-level managers. Basic ideas for mid-level managers to collaborate and lead virtual teams based on trust. But well-run companies already know this. Good example to make a virtual event more interactive. There weren’t real specifics to corral kids.
Many end-chapter Action Plans are space fillers that don’t add value, “When you give a presentation, how do you encourage folks to use the chat window—and are you using polls and quizzes?” No one does that. There's no time.
The only chapter I enjoyed were the snarky depiction of jobseekers who don't know how to effectively reach out for help in chapter 10.
It’s hard to shake off the feeling that this is a Salesforce publicity book due to random tweets from their Chief Digital Evangelist for Salesforce. That’s his real title.
This is typical of Wiley, to publish books by credentialed authors with an indulgent editor afraid to do his job--tell the author to add more substance or remove redundancy.
@IvyDigest
September 1, 2020
Nearly 70% of US workers are interested in working remotely for the long term. Let me be very clear...................................... I AM NOT ONE OF THEM.
That being said, I have to and because I have to I needed to shift my mindset to be successful and that's where Karen Mangia's new book Working From Home: Making the New Normal Work For You came in.
This is not a "here is how to use Zoom, here are some camera options,...." kind of book. This book provides you with a wide variety of concepts to consider so that you don't just professionally survive the pandemic, but that you thrive during and after COVID19.
From building new routines to building new teams; from redefining success to discovering a new career, Karen and her merry band of contributors provide you with a map to help you navigate the new world of Working From Home.
That being said, I have to and because I have to I needed to shift my mindset to be successful and that's where Karen Mangia's new book Working From Home: Making the New Normal Work For You came in.
This is not a "here is how to use Zoom, here are some camera options,...." kind of book. This book provides you with a wide variety of concepts to consider so that you don't just professionally survive the pandemic, but that you thrive during and after COVID19.
From building new routines to building new teams; from redefining success to discovering a new career, Karen and her merry band of contributors provide you with a map to help you navigate the new world of Working From Home.
November 2, 2020
As a Work from Home veteran, I honestly thought I had the WFH process down pat. Karen's book inspired me to take a fresh look at my office space, challenged me to determine if Yoga pants were really my "A" game as a professional woman working from home, and encouraged me that I was not alone with Zoom fatigue. Do we need a meeting? Does it have to me me? Does it have to be virtual? All good stuff! I left with new tools for my arsenal.
December 6, 2020
Not worth the time.
December 29, 2021
This is the third book that I read on working from home. And I am getting disappointed... it looks like as after we have been working from home for 1.5 years due to the pandemic, these books have not much new to say.
Unfortunately, my experience is similar to the other reviews about this book. The book feels rushed, and would seriously benefit from some critical editing. There is way too much anecdotes and story telling to my liking. I like stories when they support the main message, but somehow the author doesn't walk her own talk. When the story can be told in 3-4 lines, it goes on for two pages. It feels like a series of blog posts printed in a book format.
Part of the book is more aimed at team leaders / mid-level managers, but it doesn't say so, it just becomes clear from the chapter. I wish the author would tell this in advance.
My feeling is that instead of 160 pages, the book would have been better if edited down to 30 pages of quality content, without the ballast.
There are some good practical tips in the book, and the overall message is relevant, I just wish the author would had put in the time and effort to edit her book, so the readers don't have to do it.
Also, as with the other books on working form home, some structuring for tips for newcomers, beginners, and advanced work from home tips would have been useful.
All in all, it is not a complete waste of time to read it, but you need to work hard as a reader to extract the learning and make it useful. For example, if you make a to-do-list of the good tips while skimming through the book, and you execute them, that could be a good approach.
Oh, and the repeated promotion of her other book, Listen-up! is a bit too much. Mentioning it once would have been enough. Based on this book, I'm not sure I would spend time on that book...
Unfortunately, my experience is similar to the other reviews about this book. The book feels rushed, and would seriously benefit from some critical editing. There is way too much anecdotes and story telling to my liking. I like stories when they support the main message, but somehow the author doesn't walk her own talk. When the story can be told in 3-4 lines, it goes on for two pages. It feels like a series of blog posts printed in a book format.
Part of the book is more aimed at team leaders / mid-level managers, but it doesn't say so, it just becomes clear from the chapter. I wish the author would tell this in advance.
My feeling is that instead of 160 pages, the book would have been better if edited down to 30 pages of quality content, without the ballast.
There are some good practical tips in the book, and the overall message is relevant, I just wish the author would had put in the time and effort to edit her book, so the readers don't have to do it.
Also, as with the other books on working form home, some structuring for tips for newcomers, beginners, and advanced work from home tips would have been useful.
All in all, it is not a complete waste of time to read it, but you need to work hard as a reader to extract the learning and make it useful. For example, if you make a to-do-list of the good tips while skimming through the book, and you execute them, that could be a good approach.
Oh, and the repeated promotion of her other book, Listen-up! is a bit too much. Mentioning it once would have been enough. Based on this book, I'm not sure I would spend time on that book...
July 16, 2025
هذا الكتاب سيكون رفيقك المثالي إذا كنت تمارس العمل من المنزل أو تفكر في التحول إليه. بأسلوب عملي وواضح، يمنحك نظرة شاملة تساعدك على تجاوز التحديات اليومية، من تنظيم البيئة المحيطة بك إلى إدارة وقتك وطاقتك بذكاء. ستجد فيه نصائح قابلة للتطبيق فورًا، دون تنظير أو تعقيد. أكثر ما يميّزه أنه لا يكتفي بعرض الحلول التقنية، بل يغوص في الجوانب النفسية والاجتماعية التي تُهمَل غالبًا في نقاشات العمل عن بُعد. يوجّهك الكتاب نحو بناء روتين صحي، تواصل فعّال، وحضور مهني حتى من خلف الشاشة. إنّه دعوة لأن ترى في هذا النمط من العمل فرصة للتوازن والنمو، وليس مجرد ظرف مؤقت. أنصحك بقراءته إن كنت تبحث عن تطوير ذاتي ومهني في آنٍ واحد
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October 26, 2020
Karen honesty, clarity and conversational approach makes it extremely easy to read and empathise. The book is packed with tangible actions you can do today to set yourself for success when Working from Home. Highly recommended and it could not come at better time, 2020 is a WFH year to say the least!
July 22, 2022
Was this books totally useless? Not completely - but it was certainly instantly dated. These tips or either run of the mill business advice (prepare before you do a presentation) or specific to a peak-Covid era where everyone was working from home. As a permanent remote worker, I was hoping for some advice I could use now and in the future.
TLDR: skip it, there’s better books out there.
TLDR: skip it, there’s better books out there.
May 31, 2023
I think the message would have been more relatable and easier to access if it had talked about people from different backgrounds and experiences. I felt it was written for specific people and didn’t relate to it.
October 26, 2020
It's a good book and but stays at a very high level. There aren't many tips for someone who is already working from home.
January 24, 2021
Some useful information, but mainly aimed at those in a role of management and customer service.
May 13, 2021
Got some fresh perspectives from this book after much work from home fatigue.
September 26, 2022
Lots of good advice and interesting points, but the author kind of lost the plot a few times. Not a very focused book.
March 28, 2023
It was OK....not a lot of new or helpful information.
dnf
April 16, 2023Has some good points but was more focused on pandemic reactivity. I’m looking for something I can recommend to my teleworking employees long term.
October 7, 2025
Good advice sprinkled throughout the book, though I felt that the description of some people at the end was a little mean-spirited.
November 21, 2023
I found the many links to be highly distracting. I feel they should be footnotes instead of inline.
There are some good tips in here, which most of us have figured out by now, but I'm sure were very handy when this book was released.
There are some good tips in here, which most of us have figured out by now, but I'm sure were very handy when this book was released.
October 26, 2020
Karen honesty, clarity and conversational approach makes it extremely easy to read and empathise. The book is packed with tangible actions you can do today to set yourself for success when Working from Home. Highly recommended and it could not come at better time, 2020 is a WFH year to say the least!
September 27, 2020
Lame. Nothing new.
October 29, 2020
A wonderful how-to guide as we all navigate the new normal. Helpful tips for anyone struggling with productivity, and many practical steps to achieve success.
February 6, 2021
Some interesting ideas. Provided some leads in helping my team through distributed work.
December 30, 2022
Short, quick, ideas and reminders about making the most of working from home.
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