LEADER 05125nam 22005893u 450 001 9910461116703321 005 20210111134201.0 010 $a1-57922-801-1 035 $a(CKB)2670000000180649 035 $a(EBL)911909 035 $a(OCoLC)787851428 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000659632 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12241194 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000659632 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10695789 035 $a(PQKB)10474575 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC911909 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000180649 100 $a20130418d2003|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWorking Virtually$b[electronic resource] $eManaging People for Successful Virtual Teams and Organizations 210 $aSterling $cStylus Publishing$d2003 215 $a1 online resource (234 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-57922-069-X 327 $aCover; Contents; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION: THE VIRTUAL WORKFORCE OF THE (NOW) FUTURE; Why This Book Now, Who It's for and What It Accomplishes; Are We Crossing the Chasm?; The Need-and the Readiness-Is Here; Transformational Concepts: Vital Mind Shifts That Make Virtual Work Succeed; SECTION ONE: DEVELOPING A SUSTAINABLE VIRTUAL WORK ENVIRONMENT; 1. SETTING THE INTENTION AND DEFINING SOME TERMS; Clarifying the Intention and Defining Some Terms; 2. VIRTUAL IS VIABLE: REFRAMING THE ORGANIZATION, ENVIRONMENT, AND CULTURE; Organizational Paradigms in Recent History 327 $aThe Nudge Needed Isn't Always a Big One, But . . .Can You Say, "The Emperor Has No Clothes"?; Technology's Role in Setting Culture; Reframing Old Terms with New Meaning; 3. EXPANDING EMOTIONAL BANDWIDTH: BUILDING TRUST IN THE VIRTUAL TEAM; What Do We Think We Know about Group Dynamics and Trust?; Contextual Clues; What Organizations Can Learn about Trust from the Computer Generation; Navigate the Three-Fold Path toward Trust; The Alchemy of Trust; 4. SYSTEMIC CONSIDERATIONS: WILL IT WORK HERE?; Organization Realignments and Considerations-New Vistas; Ready, Set, Jump?; Technology 327 $aAdding Virtuality-Workflow ToolsMinimal Tool Training; Work Environment and Culture; Business Processes; Delivery Systems; People; Overall Organizational Rollout; SECTION TWO: IMPLEMENTING VIRTUAL TEAMS; 5. GETTING VIRTUAL TEAMS OFF ON THE RIGHT PATH; What Are the Critical Success Factors for Candidate Selection?; Other Factors to Consider; The Tao of Virtual Team Functioning: The Three-Fold Path; Virtual Team Formation; Team Development and Planning Process; Virtual Team Maintenance; 6. PRACTICAL GUIDELINES FOR VIRTUAL COMMUNICATION; General Principles for Selecting Forum/Media 327 $aTeam-Specific Communication Infrastructure and Communication StandardsVirtual Meeting Management; SECTION THREE: MANAGING VIRTUALITY; 7. VIRTUAL MANAGEMENT: WHAT ARE THE CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS FOR REMOTE MANAGEMENT?; Poof! You're a Virtual Manager; Virtual Team Member Development Stages; Team Development Stages; The Virtual Management Competencies; Walking the Talk of the Three-Fold Path; 8. LEARNING FROM SOME TRAILBLAZERS; Program Implementation Components-Lessons Learned; The Impact of Virtuality on Feedback Loops; At the Team Level, How Will I Know When It's Not Working? 327 $aOther Virtual Tips to Avoid TrapsSECTION FOUR: ORGANIZATIONALLY DISPERSED; 9. THE EVOLVING PARTNERSHIP OF VIRTUAL TEAMING WITH KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; Virtual Teams as Building Blocks for Organizational Learning; Winning Hearts and Minds in the Spirit of Generosity and Responsibility: A Metaphor; Building Shared Meaning; Learning Is Individual and Collective; The Magic Word Is . . . "Network"; Knowledge Management for Dummies; 10. WHAT'S NEXT?; APPENDIX: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES; Sample Tool A: Organization Development Virtual Readiness Interview and Focus Group Interview Questions 327 $aSample Tool B: Virtual Team Member Readiness Self-Assessment 330 $aVirtual working is a fact of life as companies manage teams of individuals dispersed on sites across the country or around the globe; take increasing advantage of improving technology and software to telecommute and teleconference; and begin to think about the human element in disaster recovery.The key to successful dispersed working is not technological expertise, but a clear understanding of what it takes to get the enterprise ready for virtual work, and of the skills for bonding individuals into cohesive, high-performance teams across distances and differences. This book provides that guida 606 $aTeams in the workplace 606 $aVirtual work teams 608 $aElectronic books. 615 4$aTeams in the workplace. 615 4$aVirtual work teams. 676 $a658.3 676 $a658.4 676 $a658.4/022 700 $aHoefling$b Trina$0938290 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910461116703321 996 $aWorking Virtually$92113777 997 $aUNINA