Virtual Team Success

In todays complex organizations it is not uncommon to have as many as 50 percent of employees working on virtual teams. As the virtual revolution continues to spread, how can companies ensure that virtual team collaboration is producing the desired results? Highly practical and easy to navigate, Virtual Team Success leverages the authors robust global research study and hands-on experience to provide an immediately usable resource for virtual team members and team leaders. This groundbreaking book is a hands-on, practical toolkit filled with down-to-earth examples and insights that can enhance the virtual team experience for everyone involved. The authors research study is one of the most comprehensive applied studies ever conducted on virtual teams, and all of the recommendations outlined are based on these findings as well as the authors years of experience helping virtual teams and virtual team leaders effectively lead and collaborate from a distance. To help organizations and leaders enhance virtual team performance, the book includes: Why Virtual Teams Failoutlines the four pitfalls that frequently derail virtual teams Profile of High Performing Teamsaddresses the characteristics of the most effective virtual teams and what makes them successful Virtual Team Launch Kitprovides practical guidelines and tools for successfully launching virtual teams How to RAMP Up Your Teams Effectivenessintroduces a practical research-based model of virtual team effectiveness to improve team performance Profile of Top Performing Virtual Team Leadersidentifies the practices of the most successful virtual team leaders Facilitating High-Impact Virtual Meetingsincludes tips and techniques to effectively lead v-meetings Virtual Team Success also includes practical resources for virtual team leaders, quick reference guides for diagnosing virtual team problems, and six lessons for virtual team success.