Remote

Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson, founders of 37signals, argue that the industrial habit of gathering every worker under one roof is fading as technology lets teams work from home or anywhere else. Their guiding idea is to bring the work to the people instead of the people to an office. They list what employers stand to gain, from a wider talent pool and lower turnover to a smaller real estate footprint and easier coverage across time zones, and they also face the challenges and show how to set such an arrangement up. They make the case that letting all or part of a team work remotely is a good idea for many businesses.

Richard Branson included it in his list of 65 books to read in a lifetime, and Dribbble chief executive Zack Onisko reread it because his own company is fully remote. Prospect.io CEO Vincenzo Ruggiero recommends it alongside the authors' Rework and Getting Real.