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The Building Effective Virtual and Remote Teams Handbook
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The Handbook offers tools and tips to help accelerate new team formation so that you can move quickly to ensure your teams are in place to meet customer needs as well as to help existing teams assess their effectiveness and develop plans and strategies to improve.<\/p>\n

These tools will be of use to any team, whether it is virtual, remote or everyone works in the same geographic location.\u00a0 The unique value of these materials is that is does provide a comprehensive process and tools that will significantly help virtual and remote team succeed.<\/p>\n

There are eight modules in the Handbook. The first two modules focus on presenting and discussing the unique success factors which must be addressed to make virtual and remote teams successful and the key building blocks for all teams. It includes the use of an assessment tool to evaluate your team.<\/p>\n

The remaining modules focus on specific activities that you can implement to continuously improve on the Building Blocks of Effective Teams.\u00a0 Most activities offer the alternative to complete the activity in a face-to-face meeting or virtually.<\/p>\n

The Building Peak Performance Virtual and Remote Teams process is fluid.\u00a0 It\u2019s designed in a modular format so that you can select the pieces that meet the needs of your team based on assessment of their needs.<\/p>\n

Utilizing these tools and processes will help you exceed your business goals by drawing on the diverse expertise of your total team.\u00a0 The Building Peak Performance Virtual and Remote Teams process provides you with the means to ensure your team shares a common vision, understands expectations and roles, agrees on priorities, formulates plans and takes action \u2013 all within the context of your\u00a0 business goals.<\/p>\n

Table of Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n

Preface <\/strong> iii
\nIntroduction<\/strong> v
\n1.0\u00a0 Virtual and Remote Team Success Factors <\/strong>1
\n1.1 \u00a0 The growing importance of virtual teams
\n1.2 \u00a0 Defining the challenges and success factors
\n1.3\u00a0\u00a0 Mastering collaboration technology
\n1.4 \u00a0 Leading virtual and remote teams<\/p>\n

2.0\u00a0 Building Effective Virtual and Remote Teams <\/strong> 45
\n2.1\u00a0 Virtual Team Effectiveness Assessment
\n2.2\u00a0 Team development planning
\n2.3\u00a0 Facilitator\u2019s guide to consulting with virtual teams<\/p>\n

3.0\u00a0 <\/strong> Orientation and Trust Building<\/strong> 61
\n3.1\u00a0 Team member on-boarding and orientation
\n3.2\u00a0 Getting to know me\/Getting to know me using social media
\n3.3\u00a0 Team member integration process
\n3.4\u00a0 Clarifying expectations
\n3.5\u00a0 Building trust commitments
\n3.6\u00a0 New leader integration process<\/p>\n

4.0<\/strong>\u00a0 Goals: What Defines Success? <\/strong> 85
\n4.1\u00a0 Defining purpose, mission and vision
\n4.2\u00a0 Mapping the path to our vision with Force Field Analysis
\n4.3\u00a0 Objective setting (\u201cSMART\u201d objectives)
\n4.4\u00a0 Defining a team or project charter and deliverables<\/p>\n

5.0\u00a0 Roles: Who Is Accountable For What? <\/strong> 107
\n5.1\u00a0 Clarifying roles and responsibilities
\n5.2\u00a0 Role expectations, contributions and behaviors
\n5.3\u00a0 Needs and offers<\/p>\n

6.0\u00a0 Processes: How Do We Get Work Done? <\/strong> 115
\n6.1\u00a0 Defining Team Operating Agreements
\n6.2\u00a0 Decision making and conflict resolution
\n6.3\u00a0 Building collaboration with technology
\n6.4\u00a0 Planning for effective team meetings
\n6.5\u00a0 Revisiting Team Operating Agreements<\/p>\n

7.0\u00a0 Relationships and Values: Who Are We? <\/strong>139
\n7.1\u00a0 Defining our team\u2019s shared values
\n7.2\u00a0 Conducting a Trust Audit<\/p>\n

8.0 <\/strong> External Collaborations: How Do We Partner for Success?<\/strong> 145
\n8.1\u00a0 Identifying potential partners
\n8.2\u00a0 Creating collaboration agreements
\n8.3\u00a0 Stakeholder analysis plan
\n8.4\u00a0 Role responsibility matrix: RACI\/RASCI<\/p>\n

Postscript: The Path Ahead For the Virtual Workforce <\/strong>161
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Bibliography <\/strong>163<\/p>\n

Index <\/strong> 167<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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