Leading Virtual Teams

by Harvard Business Review (Contributor)

Leading any team involves managing people, technical oversight, and project administration, but leaders of virtual teams perform these functions from afar. Leading Virtual Teams walks you through the basics

Connecting your people to each other--and to the team’s missionSurmounting language, distance, and technology barriersIdentifying and using the right communication channels

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Genres: Business, Management, Professional Development

144 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 2, 2016

Reviews

[Kate McGhee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quick read. Solid and relevant principles and good focus on emotional intelligence, ways of working and team structure and etiquette to establish and manage virtual teams.

Crying out for an update integrating newer collaboration tools/options (pros and cons), agile working and updated further reading resources.

[Alexandra Straw · Rating 3 out of 5]

Average content value; it's not really about leading virtual teams but about building a virtual team. it might thus be relevant for entrepreneurs planning to open a business with remote employees. If you've already worked in a business environment most information is redundant or beginner level.

[Julie Michaud-Bernlochner · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some useful points from virtual teams can also be used in face to face teams

[Phil D. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short and quick read, however, no good overview and superficial

[Matthew Mechtly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Relatively obvious advice to anyone who has worked remotely before

[Amber Leigh · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love when I read a book and it tells me all the things I’ve done wrong. Onwards and upwards. Great, concise book but very focused on project based work.

[Pramath · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a good book for people completely unfamiliar or with no experience in virtual work. However, as a professional who has been doing virtual work for about seven years now, I found very parts to be useful. Still, the quick read didn't hurt in revising the concepts I guess.

[Ashley · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nothing amazing but a few good tips. Maybe if I was new at remotely managing it would have been more useful. I guess I'm way more experienced and better at this than I give myself credit for since my team and I do 75% of what's in this book. So I'd say it's good for a novice!

[Ishwar Anand]

the best read for beginner to face this unique challenges of globalization and offshoring business model.