As companies worldwide are moving more and more toward a virtual business model, this handbook offers insight for team members who collaborate on projects from geographically diverse locations. Included in this comprehensive reference guide is an explanation of virtual management and advice on how to coach and develop team members with success from far-off office locations. This practical discussion provides the teaching skills needed to help the current manager understand the complexity of the job and to be effective in this new and changing role. Sample evaluations prepare the prospective virtual managers to adequately assess and gauge the success and progress of a far-flung team.
- Understand the differences between traditional, hybrid, and virtual teams. . .and the keys to successfully managing each kind
- Learn the secrets of hiring team members who will thrive in a virtual team setting
- Discover how to design the most effective processes for managing your team
- Acquire the know-how to manage high-risk situations and catastrophic events even when you are not there
- Find a comprehensive appendix full of tools to help implement all that you have learned
- Understand the differences between traditional, hybrid, and virtual teams. . .and the keys to successfully managing each kind
- Learn the secrets of hiring team members who will thrive in a virtual team setting
- Discover how to design the most effective processes for managing your team
- Acquire the know-how to manage high-risk situations and catastrophic events even when you are not there
- Find a comprehensive appendix full of tools to help implement all that you have learned
