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CHAPTER 4: TOP TIPS FOR MANAGING
REMOTELY
The right to flexible working
Imagine that you are the manager of a remote team. It is
Monday and you arrive at your serviced office at 10:30 am,
having spent the first part of the morning dropping your
children at school and attending a dental appointment. You
intend to remain in the office until 3:00 pm and then take
an hour to collect your children and go home, where you
will work until 8:00 pm. Tomorrow you plan to join a
colleague at a local library to work together on a joint
project. On Wednesday you will return to the serviced
office, where you will hold a team meeting and two one-to-