Sign-In
Cart
The Digital Proxy: How to Build Trust, Read Power, and Stay Human in the Digital Workplace
Paperback
Business GeneralGeneral PsychologyGeneral Sociology
Please select the version of book you would like to purchase.
ISBN13: 9798187841745
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jul 18 2026
Pages: 252
Weight: 0.56
Height: 0.53 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jul 18 2026
Pages: 252
Weight: 0.56
Height: 0.53 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Work has moved through screens. Trust has not caught up.
A short Slack message lands badly. A calendar exclusion leaves no trace. A dashboard measures activity and calls it performance. A colleague goes silent, and nobody can tell whether they're busy, avoiding responsibility, or applying pressure. The modern workplace is full of digital proxies: messages, green dots, calendar invites, notification trails, dashboards, metrics and algorithmic judgements. They now stand in for presence, tone, trust, effort and authority. The problem is that they don't carry human meaning very well. The Digital Proxy examines what happens when professional relationships are filtered through tools that were built for speed, visibility and engagement rather than trust, judgement and care.
A short Slack message lands badly. A calendar exclusion leaves no trace. A dashboard measures activity and calls it performance. A colleague goes silent, and nobody can tell whether they're busy, avoiding responsibility, or applying pressure. The modern workplace is full of digital proxies: messages, green dots, calendar invites, notification trails, dashboards, metrics and algorithmic judgements. They now stand in for presence, tone, trust, effort and authority. The problem is that they don't carry human meaning very well. The Digital Proxy examines what happens when professional relationships are filtered through tools that were built for speed, visibility and engagement rather than trust, judgement and care.
This book explains why written communication so often feels colder than intended, why remote and hybrid teams can lose trust without a single obvious conflict, and why digital systems make certain forms of manipulation easier to carry out and harder to prove. It also gives readers practical ways to respond. Inside, you'll learn how to:
The task now is to understand the tools, read the signals properly, and stay human inside systems that were not designed to do that work for us. For managers, team leaders, professionals, remote workers and anyone trying to build trust in a workplace increasingly shaped by screens, metrics and machines, The Digital Proxy gives language to a problem many people feel but struggle to name.
- recognise when the medium is distorting the message
- rebuild warmth and trust in text-based work
- use delay without looking absent or evasive
- make your reasoning more visible without over-explaining
- spot calendar exclusion, strategic silence and proxy attacks
- challenge dashboards that reward noise rather than real work
- protect attention in a workplace designed to interrupt it
- lead with more care, judgement and ethical influence
The task now is to understand the tools, read the signals properly, and stay human inside systems that were not designed to do that work for us. For managers, team leaders, professionals, remote workers and anyone trying to build trust in a workplace increasingly shaped by screens, metrics and machines, The Digital Proxy gives language to a problem many people feel but struggle to name.
Also from
Ting, Jeffrey
Influence Without Manipulation: A Practical Guide to Power, Persuasion, and Ethical Leadership
Ting, Jeffrey
Paperback
$11.99
Bureaucratic Armour: A Tactical Guide to Defending Your Work, Reputation, and Sanity Against Manipulation
Ting, Jeffrey
Paperback
$20.39
Die 48 Prinzipien ethischer Einflussnahme: Wie man mit Energie umgeht Ohne deine Seele zu verlieren
Ting, Jeffrey
Paperback
$32.39
Secure Computing Systems: A Lifecycle Approach to Software, Systems, and Operational Security
Ting, Jeffrey
Paperback
$20.39
Also in
General Psychology
The Enneagram of Eating: How the 9 Personality Types Influence Your Food, Diet, and Exercise Choices
Gadd, Ann
Paperback
From $9.99
On Death and Dying: What the Dying Have to Teach Doctors, Nursers, Clergy, and Their Own Families
Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth
Kbler-Ross, Elisabeth
Paperback
$7.99
The Sullivanians: Sex, Psychotherapy, and the Wild Life of an American Commune
Stille, Alexander
Hardcover
$12.99
Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most
Patton, Bruce
Stone, Douglas
Heen, Sheila
Paperback
$7.99
Inspired: Understanding Creativity: A Journey Through Art, Science, and the Soul
Richtel, Matt
Hardcover
$28.49
Philosophy in Turbulent Times: Canguilhem, Sartre, Foucault, Althusser, Deleuze, Derrida
Roudinesco, Elisabeth
Paperback
$42.00
Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood
Hallowell
Hallowell, Edward M.
Paperback
$11.99
Radical Compassion: Learning to Love Yourself and Your World with the Practice of Rain
Brach, Tara
Hardcover
$10.99
The Strength of Sensitivity: Understanding Empathy for a Life of Emotional Peace & Balance
Mesich, Kyra
Paperback
$9.99
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents
Gibson, Lindsay C.
Paperback
$17.06
Essays V2: Moral And Entertaining On The Various Faculties And Passions Of The Human Mind (1815)
Clarendon, Edward Hyde Earl of
Paperback
$37.44
The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles
Pressfield, Steven
Paperback
$22.44
No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model
Schwartz, Richard C.
Paperback
$18.00
Publication Manual (Official) 7th Edition of the American Psychological Association
American Psychological Association
Paperback
From $14.99
Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships
Rosenberg, Marshall B.
Paperback
From $12.99
Conversation: How to Connect with Anyone & Make Every Interaction Count
Van Edwards, Vanessa
Hardcover
$30.40
Strong Ground: The Lessons of Daring Leadership, the Tenacity of Paradox, and the Wisdom of the Human Spirit
Brown, Brené
Hardcover
From $19.99
Raising Conscious Sons: Cultivating Purpose, Connection, and Inner Power in a Chaotic World
Tsabary, Shefali
Hardcover
$28.49
Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find--And Keep--Love
Heller, Rachel
Levine, Amir
Paperback
$18.00
Burn the Haystack: Decode Dating, Torch the Duds, and Make Room for Men Who Matter
Young Phd, Jennie
Hardcover
$27.00
Raising Conscious Daughters: Building Confidence, Courage, and Inner Power in an Anxious World
Tsabary, Shefali
Hardcover
$28.49
Come Closer: Childhood Wounds, Adult Love, and the Secrets of Emotional Intimacy
Atlas, Galit
Hardcover
$27.00
The Goddess That Failed: Feminism's Unending War against Men, Families, and Civilization Itself
Fiamengo, Janice
Paperback
$23.74
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook: Practical Dbt Exercises for Learning Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion Regulation, a
Brantley, Jeffrey
McKay, Matthew
Wood, Jeffrey C.
Paperback
$24.65
Hábitos Atómicos: Cambios Pequeños, Resultados Extraordinarios / Atomic Habits
Clear, James
Paperback
$16.10
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents
Gibson, Lindsay C.
Hardcover
$26.95
Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience
Brown, Brené
Hardcover
From $14.99
A Little More Social: How Small Choices Create Unexpected Happiness, Health, and Connection
Epley, Nicholas
Hardcover
$30.40
Your Ocd Will Hate This Book: A Proven System to Overcome Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Take Back Your Life
Peterson, Nathan
Hardcover
$25.20
The Complex PTSD Workbook: A Mind-Body Approach to Regaining Emotional Control and Becoming Whole
Schwartz, Arielle, PhD
Paperback
$16.14
The Culting of America: What Makes a Cult and Why We Love Them
Mestyanek Young, Daniella
Reed, Amy
Hardcover
$33.25
Why Am I Like This?: Break Your Relationship Patterns and Create the Life You Want
Zohar, Sabrina
Hardcover
$28.50
Darkness Becomes Bright: On the Brief Life and Immortal Art of Edgar Allan Poe
Ogden, Emily
Hardcover
$27.00
Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving in
Patton, Bruce
Fisher, Roger
Ury, William
Paperback
From $11.99
Self-Love Workbook for Women: Release Self-Doubt, Build Self-Compassion, and Embrace Who You Are
Logan, Megan, MSW Lcsw
Paperback
$15.19
Anchored, Aligned, Accountable: A Framework for Transcending Bullsh*t and Transforming Our Lives and Work
Bethea, Aiko
Hardcover
$27.90
The Ultimate Fun Adult Activity Book: Logic Puzzles, Sudoku, Mazes, Word Searches, Crosswords, Acrostics, Coloring, and More!
Demyanovich, Julie
Paperback
$13.29
Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering
Gladwell, Malcolm
Paperback
From $12.99
Why We Ask Why: The Science of Explanation and the Human Drive to Understand
Lombrozo, Tania
Hardcover
$27.00
The Secure Soul: Finding Inner Strength and Connection When Trust Doesn't Come Easy
Cook, Alison
Paperback
$18.99
Sometimes Therapy Is Awkward: A Collection of Life-Changing Insights for the Modern Clinician
Arzt, Nicole
Paperback
$31.24
It Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle
Wolynn, Mark
Paperback
From $11.99
My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies
Menakem, Resmaa
Paperback
From $11.99
Beyond Belief: The Science-Backed Way to Stop Limiting Yourself and Achieve Breakthrough Results
Eyal, Nir
Hardcover
$28.50
Moral Economics: From Prostitution to Organ Sales, What Controversial Transactions Reveal about How Markets Work
Roth, Alvin E.
Hardcover
$31.50
Imagine That: Transform How You Think, Feel, and Live with the Science of Imagination
Vieten, Cassandra
Hardcover
$27.55
The 6 Types of Working Genius: A Better Way to Understand Your Gifts, Your Frustrations, and Your Team
Lencioni, Patrick M.
Hardcover
$23.75
The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact
Heath, Chip
Heath, Dan
Hardcover
$28.50
Hbr's 10 Must Reads on Emotional Intelligence, Updated and Expanded (Featuring What Makes a Leader by Daniel Goleman)
Ibarra, Hermina
Review, Harvard Business
Goleman, Daniel
Paperback
$25.60
The Balancing ACT: Creating Healthy Dependency and Connection Without Losing Yourself
Tawwab, Nedra Glover
Hardcover
$28.50
The Internal Family Systems Workbook: A Guide to Discover Your Self and Heal Your Parts
Schwartz, Richard C.
Paperback
$21.84
Synchronicity: An Acausal Connecting Principle. (from Vol. 8. of the Collected Works of C. G. Jung)
Jung, C. G.
Paperback
$12.30
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
Gottlieb, Lori
Hardcover
$27.90
Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most
Patton, Bruce
Stone, Douglas
Heen, Sheila
Paperback
From $11.99
Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning
Roediger, Henry L.
Brown, Peter C.
McDaniel, Mark A.
Hardcover
$27.90
This Book May Cause Side Effects: The Curious and Dangerous Power of the Nocebo Effect, Placebo's Evil Twin
Pilcher, Helen
Hardcover
$27.00
The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth
Edmondson, Amy C.
Hardcover
$30.40
AP Psychology Premium, 2027: Prep Book with 4 Practice Tests + Comprehensive Review + Online Practice
McEntarffer, Robert, PH. D.
Weseley, Allyson J., Ed D.
Paperback
$28.49
Te vas a morir y todavía no has empezado a vivir: 29 principios para vivir mejor (y con más sentido)
Moreno Montana, Uli
Falces, Laura
Paperback
$16.79
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
Brown, Brené
Paperback
From $11.99
King, Warrior, Magician, Lover: Rediscovering the Archetypes of the Mature Masculine
Gillette, Doug
Moore, Robert
Paperback
$17.09
Engaged Compassion: Seven Practices to Cultivate Resilience, Connection, and a Joyous Life
Negi, Lobsang Tenzin
Hardcover
$26.60
The Art of Letting Go: Stop Overthinking, Stop Negative Spirals, and Find Emotional Freedom
Trenton, Nick
Hardcover
$28.99
How to Win Friends and Influence People: Updated for the Next Generation of Leaders
Carnegie, Dale
Hardcover
From $14.99
Psychological Safety (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)
Edmondson, Amy C.
Auger-Dominguez, Daisy
Review, Harvard Business
Paperback
$18.99
You Are the One You've Been Waiting for: Applying Internal Family Systems to Intimate Relationships
Schwartz, Richard C.
Paperback
$19.00
The Molecule of More: How a Single Chemical in Your Brain Drives Love, Sex, and Creativity--And Will Determine the Fate of the Human Race
Long, Michael E.
Lieberman, Daniel Z.
Paperback
$18.95
Mind Over Mood: Change How You Feel by Changing the Way You Think
Greenberger, Dennis
Padesky, Christine A.
Paperback
$25.60
Decolonizing Therapy: Oppression, Historical Trauma, and Politicizing Your Practice
Mullan, Jennifer
Hardcover
$42.74
Friendship Skills for Neurodivergent Adults: A Guide for the Anxious, Uniquely Wired, and Easily Distracted
Maguire, Caroline
Hardcover
$27.00
The Addiction Recovery Workbook: Powerful Skills for Preventing Relapse Every Day
Freedman, Paula A.
Paperback
$23.74
Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus - For Women Only: Be Happy With or Without a Man
Gray, John
Paperback
$18.04
What Every Body Is Saying: An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Speed-Reading People
Navarro, Joe
Karlins, Marvin
Paperback
From $9.99
The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Toolkit: Embrace Your Authentic Self and Harness Your True Potential
Moryoussef, Kate
Hardcover
$18.99
Publication Manual (Official) 7th Edition of the American Psychological Association
American Psychological Association
Paperback
$69.59
Say This, Not That: How to Master 7 Dreaded Conversations As a Leader in the Modern Workplace
Flickinger, Chris
Paperback
$14.24
The Road Less Triggered: Turning Conflict Into Connection with a Single Choice
Flanagan, Kelly
Paperback
$18.99