Book description
Set your virtual team on a path to success
In the global marketplace, people can work practically anywhere and anytime. Virtual teams cut across the boundaries of time, space, culture, and sometimes even organizations. Rising costs, global locations, and advances in technology are top reasons why virtual teams have increased by 800 percent over the past 5 years.
Packed with solid advice, interviews and case studies from well-known companies who are already using virtual teams in their business model and their lessons learned, Virtual Teams For Dummies provides rock-solid guidance on the essentials for building, leading, and sustaining a highly productive virtual workforce. It helps executives understand key support strategies that lead virtual teams to success and provides practical information and tools to help leaders and their teams bridge the communication gaps created by geographical separation—and achieve peak performance.
- Includes research findings based on a year-long study on the effectiveness of virtual teams
- Mindset and skill shift for managers from old school traditional team management to virtual team management
- Covers the communication and relationship strategies for virtual teams
- Examines how the frequency of in-person meetings affects a remote team’s success
Written by an award-winning leadership expert, this book is your one-stop resource on creating and sustaining a successful virtual team.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Introduction
- Part 1: Getting Started with Virtual Teams
- Part 2: Building a Strong Virtual Team
- Part 3: Creating and Nurturing a Productive Team Culture
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Part 4: Getting Your Team Rolling
- Chapter 11: Establishing Best Practices of Engagement
- Chapter 12: Building Trust and Rapport
- Chapter 13: Adopting Best Practices in Communication
- Chapter 14: Measuring Virtual Team and Team Member Success
- Chapter 15: Training Your Virtual Team
- Chapter 16: Checking All Things Technology: What You Need to Know
- Chapter 17: Rolling with the Changes
- Part 5: Best Practices in Managing Your Virtual Team
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Part 6: The Part of Tens
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Chapter 21: Ten Predictors of Virtual Team Success
- Having the Right Technology
- Hiring the Right Team Leader
- Hiring the Right Team Members
- Establishing Clear Team Vision and Values
- Aligning Team Goals with Company Goals
- Having a Solid Team Agreement in Place
- Using a Communication Strategy
- Agreeing on a Process for Team Workflow
- Using an Onboarding Strategy for New Team Members
- Actively Managing Executive Perceptions
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Chapter 22: Ten Signs Your Organization Is Ready for Virtual Teams
- Having Champions on the Executive Team
- Having Empowered Leaders
- Leveraging a Supportive Culture
- Willing to Invest in Technology
- Addressing Issues Early
- Being Prepared for the Logistical Set Up
- Keeping the Team Focused
- Using an Onboarding Process
- Training Virtual Team Leaders
- Having a Clear Idea of Roles and Responsibilities
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Chapter 21: Ten Predictors of Virtual Team Success
- About the Author
- Connect with Dummies
- Index
- End User License Agreement
Product information
- Title: Virtual Teams For Dummies
- Author(s):
- Release date: July 2018
- Publisher(s): For Dummies
- ISBN: 9781119453802
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