Virtual Team Success: A Practical Guide for Working and Leading from a Distance

Building High-Performing Virtual Teams. Why Virtual Teams Fail. Key Challenges. Four Pitfalls to Virtual Team Performance. Conclusion. Profiles of Virtual Team Success-What Good Looks Like. Team Composition. Communication and Training. Leadership. Conclusion. 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. 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. 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. What Factors Really Accelerate Virtual Team. Performance-The Four Top Performance Boosters. Taking Virtual Team Performance to the Next Level. Conclusion. 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. Six Lessons for Successful Virtual Teams. Focus on People Issues. No Trust, No Team. "Soft" Skills are Essential. Watch Out For Performance Peaks. Create a "High-Touch" Environment. Virtual Team Leadership Matters. Closing Thoughts. OnPoint's Global Virtual Team Study.