A manager's guide to virtual teams

✍ Scribed by Yael S Zofi

• Publisher: American Management Association
• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 273
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Maximize the power of teamwork u even when team members are worlds apart. With an increasing number employees working remotely, it is more difficult than ever to ensure that team members are working smoothly and productively together. A Managers Guide to Virtual Teams is a practical roadmap for bridging the logistical, cultural, and communication gaps that can prevent any virtual team from reaching its full potential. The book explores the four most critical elements to team success: o Trust and Accountability. Ten tips for creating trust within and across virtual teams o Communication. The p. Read more...

✦ Table of Contents

Content: The three stages of virtual team development --
Setting up your virtual team --
Context communication : definitions and challenges --
Developing accountability in a virtual world --
Defusing conflict and overcoming roadblocks --
Getting deliverables out the door --
Cross-cultural communications and virtual teams --
Virtual teams and the future.
Abstract:

Explores the four most critical elements to team success: Trust and Accountability - ten tips for creating trust within and across virtual teams; Communication - the particular challenges of the virtual world; Conflict Management - examples, case scenarios, and resolution strategies; and, Deliverables - how virtual teams can get their work. Read more...