Managing Without Walls: Maximize Success With Virtual, Global, & Cross-Cultural Teams

Description

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.

CONTENTS:

Introduction
   Chapter 1: Virtual Management
   Chapter 2: The Virtual Manager
   Chapter 3: Creating and Managing the Virtual Team
   Chapter 4: Managing Global Teams
   Chapter 5: Outsourcing
   Chapter 6: Time Management
   Chapter 7: Virtual Teamwork
   Chapter 8: Team Processes and Procedures
   Chapter 9: Virtual Communication
   Chapter 10: Virtual Politics
   Chapter 11: Managing Conflict
   Chapter 12: Virtual Management of High-Risk and Catastrophic Events
   Chapter 13: Virtual Management and Communication Tools
   Chapter 14: Virtual Leadership
   Appendix A: Virtual Skill Set Checklists
   Appendix B: Reports and Documentation
   Appendix C: Case Study
   Index