Richard Lepsinger, Darleen DeRosa

Virtual Team Success

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book leverages robust research studies and provides a practical resource for virtual team members and leaders. Based on a research study which is one of the most comprehensive studies ever conducted on virtual teams, this book offers a wealth of solid recommendations. To help organizations and leaders enhance virtual team performance, the book includes information on: key challenges, factors for success, characteristics of effective virtual teams, a model for success, effective practices, enhancing performance of low performing teams. The book also includes sections on future challenges and issues.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Oktober 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 446g
• ISBN-13: 9780470532966
• ISBN-10: 0470532963
• Artikelnr.: 30368459

Autorenporträt

DARLEEN DEROSA, PH.D., is a managing partner at OnPoint Consulting. She brings ten years of management consulting experience, with expertise in the areas of talent/succession management, executive assessment, virtual teams, and organizational assessment. Darleen has authored numerous articles on virtual teams. RICHARD LEPSINGER is president of OnPoint Consulting and has a twenty-year track record of success as a human resource consultant and executive. He is the coauthor of four books on leadership including Closing the Execution Gap: How Great Leaders and Their Companies Get Results, Flexible Leadership: Creating Value by Balancing Multiple Challenges and Choices, The Art and Science of 360 Feedback, and The Art and Science of Competency Models, all from Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Tables, Case Studies, Figures, and Exhibits. Acknowledgments.
Foreword. Introduction. SECTION ONE: Building High-Performing Virtual
Teams. Chapter One: Why Virtual Teams Fail. Key Challenges. Four Pitfalls
to Virtual Team Performance. Conclusion. Chapter Two: Profiles of Virtual
Team Success--What Good Looks Like. Team Composition. Communication and
Training. Leadership. Conclusion. Chapter Three: Virtual Team Launch Kit.
Test Your Virtual Team Launch IQ. Setting Virtual Teams Up for Success. Is
Your Organization Prepared to Support Virtual Team Work? Conclusion.
Chapter Four: What Differentiates Great Virtual Teams--How to RAMP Up Your
Team's Performance. What Differentiates Top Virtual Teams? The ShingleSeal
Standstill: How Would You Handle It? RAMP Up Virtual Team Performance.
Conclusion. SECTION TWO: Leading Virtual Teams. Chapter Five: How to Lead
Virtual Teams--Tips, Techniques, and Best Practices for High Performance.
Challenges Virtual Team Leaders Face. Raygen Company Slump: How Would You
Handle It? Virtual Team Leadership Self-Assessment. What Makes an Effective
Virtual Team Leader? Obstacles at a Glance: A Quick Reference Guide.
Conclusion. Chapter Six: What Factors Really Accelerate Virtual Team.
Performance--The Four Top Performance Boosters. Taking Virtual Team
Performance to the Next Level. Conclusion. Chapter Seven: Facilitating
High-Impact Virtual Meetings--Techniques. That Really Work. The
Facilitator's Role. V-Meeting Checklist. Building a V-Meeting Agenda.
Keeping Virtual Meetings on Track. Dealing with Other Common Challenges.
Conclusion. Conclusion: Six Lessons for Successful Virtual Teams. Lesson 1:
Focus on People Issues. Lesson 2: No Trust, No Team. Lesson 3: "Soft"
Skills are Essential. Lesson 4: Watch Out For Performance Peaks. Lesson 5:
Create a "High-Touch" Environment. Lesson 6: Virtual Team Leadership
Matters. Closing Thoughts. Appendix: OnPoint's Global Virtual Team Study.
Notes. About the Authors. Index.