The Handbook of High - Performance Virtual Teams: A Toolkit for Collaborating Across Boundaries

The Challenges of Virtual Teaming SECTION I: PRINCIPLES OF HIGH PERFORMANCE VIRTUAL TEAMS. PART A: WORK COLLABORATIVELY. Framework for Working Across Boundaries (Michael Beyerlein, Jill Design Principles for Successful Virtual Teams PART B: BUILD A COLLABORATIVE CULTURE. The Three-Fold Path of Expanding Emotional Bandwidth in Virtual Teams Getting Virtual Teams Right the First Time: Keys to successful collaboration in the virtual world Sensemaking to Create High Performing Virtual Teams Trust Building Online: Virtual Collaboration and the Development of Trust PART C: LEAD COLLABORATIVELY. Transformational Leadership Attributes for Virtual Team Leaders Going Beyond Leadership Style: When and How Do We Lead Change Leading Virtual Teams: Potential Problems and Simple Solutions SECTION II: DESIGNING HIGH PERFORMANCE VIRTUAL TEAMS. PART A: SETTING UP YOUR COLLABORATIVE TEAM. Team Composition and Member Selection: Optimizing Teams for Virtual Collaboration Generational Differences in Virtual Teams Assessing Training Needs for Virtual Team Collaboration Design Concepts for Virtual Work Systems PART B: WORKING ON YOUR COLLABORATIVE TEAM. The Technology That Supports Virtual Team Collaboration Training for Virtual Collaboration: Beyond Technology Competencies Combating Confusion: Virtual Teams that Cross Borders Problem Solving in Virtual Teams Correcting Chronic Decision-Making Problems Through Effective Collaboration PART C: TOOLS AND ASSESSMENTS FOR COLLABORATION). Tools for Effective Virtual Team Start-ups Tools for Effective Virtual Team Meetings ("Etiquette:" What Is the Etiquette of Virtual Teams Creativity Techniques for Virtual Teams Using Assessments to Predict Successful Virtual Team Collaboration Performance Building the Business Case to Your Executives for Virtual Teams SECTION III: CASE STUDIES. Virtual Teams in Medical Care Delivery: The Imperative of Teams in 21st Century Health Care Distributed Work: Using Data to Drive Business-Focused Decision Making Virtual Collaboration in a Matrix Organization Knowledge Transfer and Learning on Virtual Design Teams CONCLUSION. Collaboration in the Real World: Virtual Team Key Take-Away Principles That Work Afterword-The Virtual, Networked Organization: How One Company Became Transparent About The Contributors. Name Index. Subject Index.