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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 Manager's 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:
¿ Trust and Accountability. Ten tips for creating trust within and across virtual teams
¿ Communication. The particular challenges of the virtual world, especially in cross-cultural collaborations
¿ Conflict Management. Examples, case scenarios, and resolution strategies
¿ Deliverables. How virtual teams can get their work "out the door" faster and better
A Manager's Guide to Virtual Teams features the author's proprietary Trust Wheel model, which includes powerful tools to help teams develop and ensure trust without face-to-face interaction. Filled with self-study exercises, activities, and advice based on the author's 20 years' consulting experience, this book can help any organization realize the promise of professionals working closely together-even if they've never met.
About the author
YAEL ZOFI is the founder and CEO of AIM Strategies(R), a human capital consulting firm. With over 20 years of global consulting experience, she has worked with clients such as AT&T, Chase, CIGNA, General Electric, MetLife, Pfizer, Philips, Viacom, and Nokia.
Summary
Yael Zofi’s proprietary Trust Wheel model is a proven solution to the unique challenges managers must overcome as more people migrate to partially or fully-remote working situations.
Based on the author’s twenty-plus years of consulting experience, this powerful tool encourages cohesiveness and engagement among team members--even if they’ve never met. A Manager’s Guide to Virtual Teams does this by providing a practical road map for bridging the physical distance among coworkers, incorporating self-study exercises and simple, fun activities that develop trust and ensure your team’s success.
The book explores the most critical elements to success for a team founded in trust, including:
- accountability,
- communication,
- conflict management,
- and deliverables.
Complete with examples, case scenarios, and strategies to help you navigate even your biggest hurdles,
A Manager’s Guide to Virtual Teams will help your disparate collection of people get their work “out the door” faster and better.
