Remotely Possible: Strategic Lessons and Tactical Best Practices for Remote Work

Many organizations are shifting to a remote workforce in order to be competitive and many more are built as remote-first outfits. The sudden global experiment brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic has proven that remote teams are in fact possible and widely effective across industries when done right. Remotely Possible addresses the challenges and opportunities that remote teams face, starting with the current landscape and looking forward to the future of remote working.

Author Shawn Belling insightfully addresses what leaders must do to effectively lead a remote team, whether it is in a remote-first organization or in an organization trying the concept for the first time. There are long-term strategies you can adapt to your own organization, and Remotely Possible explores these in addition to the benefits that come with broad acceptance of remote workforces. Globally distributed teams are more common than ever, and with the correct approach and digital plan, yours can take an organization to the next level.

Belling acknowledges the challenges that come with changes to a team’s work culture, communication tools, and foundations of trust in an all-digital, remote workplace. Adaptation is key and Remotely Possible gives you all the practical, real-world lessons you need to tackle these major changes head-on. Remote work is here to stay.

What You Will Learn

• Work with the various permutations of remote and distributed teams including globally distributed teams
• Discover the evolving preference of teams as an engine for getting work done regardless of the industry or organizational type
• See the challenges that remote teams face with communications, culture, rapport and trust, and coordination as well as techniques for overcoming these challenges

Who This Book Is For

Leaders, managers, and team members of remote/distributed teams as well as those who are evaluating the extended/continued use of remote work and teams beyond the end of the Covid-19 pandemic.

About the Author

Shawn Belling is a globally-experienced technology executive and project management speaker and instructor. In a career spanning 30 years, he has held executive and leadership roles in higher education, software, consulting, bio-pharma, manufacturing, and regulatory compliance, and is currently the Chief Information Officer at a large regional technical college. He has over fifteen years of experience leading or being a part of remote teams and organizations, and over a decade of experience teaching graduate-level courses on virtual and remote project team leadership.

As a member of the Project Management Institute, he has spoken regularly at conferences and seminars since 2008, including multiple presentations at PMI Global Conferences in the US and APAC.

Shawn teaches at the University of Wisconsin – Madison in Engineering Professional Development and the Center for Executive and Professional Development, at University of Wisconsin-Platteville in the Master of Science - Project Management program, and at the University of Southern California in the Master of Science - Project Management program.

Shawn is certified by PMI as a Project Management Professional and Agile Certified Practitioner, is a Certified Scrum Professional and Certified Scrum @ Scale Practitioner, and is certified in Organizational Change Leadership from University of Wisconsin – Platteville.