The Unashamed Guide to Virtual Management

by Ben Bisbee, Kathy Wisniewski

Manage Virtual Teams for Maximum ResultsWorking remotely is a reality of today's and tomorrow's workforce. With organizations switching from a model of only on-site employees to on-site and virtual employees working globally, managers need guidance on how to address the traditional and not-so-traditional issues that occur when staff is not collocated.The Unashamed Guide to Virtual Management provides that direction for topics such as onboarding new staff and delivering performance reviews as well as for the more offbeat issues like handling office romance and doing laundry on the job.Using short chapters and a fun, whimsical, yet straightforward style, Ben Bisbee and Kathy Wisniewski answer the critical questions about how to manage virtual teams. No matter your problem, you'll be able to evaluate what went wrong, determine how the solution fits within your organizational personality, and implement a process to make it stick. Rather than scrambling to figure out how to handle an unexpected situation, virtual managers can consult the authors' advice on more than 30 topics, including: - time zones, flexible schedules, and privacy - hiring and interviews, onboarding, and professional development - team building, morale, and celebrations - interruptive pets and children, errands, and meetings from the bathroom. From the mundane to the awkward, this book covers it all--because you will have to manage it from wherever you are!

Genres: Nonfiction

248 pages, Paperback

Published January 7, 2019

About the author

A dreamer, a doer, a madman with focus; the good kind of dangerous.

A multi-sector professional with more than 24 years of experience building successful and award-winning community and development programs for organizations of all shapes and sizes, Ben has worked for or been contracted by some of the most complex and dynamic organizations in the world, including the American Red Cross, No Kid Hungry, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, First Book, Realized Worth, IMPACT 2030, AmeriCorps, 4-H, the Association for Fundraising Professionals, NTEN, Association for Talent Development, The Nonprofit Learning Lab and more.

Ben is currently the CVO at Rhinocorn, a design house for nonprofit innovation and advancement projects. Considering himself a social technologist, Ben is quickly becoming known for his work in virtual technology and methodologies, helping to build strengthened relationships between humans and the technology they use to work, play, and engage.

Ben lives in northeast Ohio with his husband, Joe, and their 10 cats.

Reviews

[Scott Dawson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’ve been working remotely for most of my career. I read Ben and Kathy’s handbook as a remote manager AND someone who’s remotely managed, and I think it is a trove of insight and knowledge for pretty much any management challenge you can have. The topics of team building and fostering a positive culture are especially important now, given the rise in popularity of distributed teams. This book is definitely an effective arrow to have in your remote work quiver!

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

As many workers are learning the hard way, there are many questions to answer when you, and perhaps your entire organization, are working remotely. This guide is highly tactical and practical - incredibly useful if you are new to working and/or managing virtually.

[Ruchi · Rating 3 out of 5]

maybe reading it pre - covid would have helped, but now it all seems so normal.
No groundbreaking research of facts out there to experiment with.