Virtual Teams for Dummies
- 6h 5m
- Tara Powers
- John Wiley & Sons (US)
- 2018
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.
About the Author
A 20-year talent development professional, Tara Powers is an international best-selling author, award-winning leadership expert, and sought-after keynote speaker. She's worked with more than 200 companies and 15,000 leaders worldwide, building and launching talent initiatives that deliver high touch and high impact for her clients.
In this Book
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Introduction
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Chapter 1: The Big Picture of Virtual Teams
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Chapter 2: Envisioning Virtual Teams in Your Business
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Chapter 3: Preparing for Your Career as a Virtual Team Member
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Chapter 4: Planning Ahead for Your Team's Success
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Chapter 5: Finding and Hiring the Right People
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Chapter 6: Contracting with Contract Workers
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Chapter 7: Structuring and Assembling Your Team
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Chapter 8: Making Work Culture Considerations
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Chapter 9: Managing Differences in Gender, Generation, and Culture
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Chapter 10: Transitioning from Old-School Manager to Virtual Team Leader
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Chapter 11: Establishing Best Practices of Engagement
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Chapter 12: Building Trust and Rapport
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Chapter 13: Adopting Best Practices in Communication
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Chapter 14: Measuring Virtual Team and Team Member Success
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Chapter 15: Training Your Virtual Team
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Chapter 16: Checking All Things Technology—What You Need to Know
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Chapter 17: Rolling with the Changes
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Chapter 18: Leading by Example
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Chapter 19: Understanding What Drives Motivation
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Chapter 20: Managing Workflow and Execution
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Chapter 21: Ten Predictors of Virtual Team Success
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Chapter 22: Ten Signs Your Organization is Ready for Virtual Teams
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