TY - BOOK AU - Ivanov, Peter TI - Power teams beyond borders: : how to work remotely and build powerful virtual teams SN - 9781119762942 U1 - 658.4022 PY - 2021/// CY - New Jersey PB - John Wiley & Sons, Inc. KW - Telecommuting--Management KW - Virtual reality in management KW - International business enterprises--Employees N1 - TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction xiii How I learned to Develop Virtual Power Teams xvi 2020: The Tipping Point for Global Change? xvii Part I: Building Trust and Clarity: Discovering, Dreaming and Goal-Setting 1 1 From Failure to Amazing Success in Global Teams 3 What Causes Global Teams to Fail? 9 What Do All High-Performing Teams Have in Common? 10 Establishing Your Foundation 14 2 Personality in Focus 17 How to Start Building Trust in Your Team 21 The Importance of Empowerment 23 3 The Strengths Matrix 27 How to Uncover People’s Natural Strengths 34 How this Works in Practice 36 Why Personality in Focus and the Strengths Matrix is a Magic Combination 37 How to Create a Team Vision 38 4 Interdependent Goals 41 Start by Defining the Hottest Issues for your Team 46 The Thinking Behind Smart Goals 48 Creating Smart Goals 50 Name your Team 51 Developing your Strategic Roadmap 51 Sharing Responsibility 52 Getting the Best from your Team 52 Part II: Establishing Structured Communication: Active Collaboration and Coopetition 55 5 How Everyone Can Contribute and Shine 57 How to Maintain Engagement in your Regular Team Meetings 67 Always Have an Agenda 68 Change the Format Once a Month 68 Allow People to Ask Questions 69 The importance of Time Management 69 Making Time for Personal and Professional 70 Don’t Have Too Many Meetings 71 How Often Should Virtual Teams Meet in Person? 71 Setting the Agenda for an Annual Meeting 72 6 Bridging Time Zones and Knowledge Management 75 Finding the Optimum Time for Meetings 81 Coping with Language Barriers 82 How to Deal with Challenging Accents (And Make Sure Everyone is Understood) 83 Agree on a Channel for Urgent Communication 85 Knowledge Management 86 Encourage People to Join a Community 88 Build Regional Zonal Communities 89 Best Practice for Online Communication 90 7 Regular Feedback 93 How to Structure a Performance Feedback Session 98 Learn the Difference Between the Development Plan and Performance Feedback 99 Why is this so Important in Virtual Teams? 100 Practice Generous Listening 101 Use the Magic Words 102 Speak About Possibilities 102 Tips for Sharing Team Feedback 103 The Formula for a Virtual Power Team 105 Key Takeaways on Feedback 106 8 Cross-Company Cooperation and Coopetition 107 An Evolving Environment 111 How to Build Trust 111 The Need for a Collaboration Agenda 112 Structured Communication is Essential 112 Finding your Optimal Culture 113 Don’t Forget Personality 114 Defining Intra-Organisational and Inter-Organisational Coopetition 114 Where Does Inter-Organisational Coopetition Come From? 115 Where Does Coopetition Lead? 115 Why you Should Explore Cross-Company Coopetition 116 High-Profile Examples of Coopetition 117 How to Establish your Win-Win 118 Developing the Right Mindset for Coopetition 119 Part III: Uniting Global Teams: Leveraging Global Community 121 9 Praise, Praise, Praise 123 What Qualities do you Need to Stay Motivated When Working Virtually? 129 How to Motivate and Retain Key Team Members When you Work Remotely 130 How to Make Decisions in Hybrid Teams 133 10 Building the Optimal Team Culture 135 Case Study 139 The Leadership Scale 142 Tips For Leaders To Adjust Their Leadership Style 144 The Four Levels of Meetings 145 Tips for Adjusting Your Decision-Making Process 147 Tips to Adjust to Different Conflict Styles 149 Finding Your Optimal Team Culture 149 11 Establishing a Winning Spirit 151 My Team 155 The Early Stages of the Project 155 Taking a Different Approach 156 The Road to Tenerife 157 The Outcome 158 How to Apply This to Your Team 158 What if You Don’t Have the Budget to Be Generous? 159 Use Tangible Tokens 160 Don’t Forget About People’s Families 161 12 Next Generation Leaders 163 Building Virtual Power Teams Under Virtual Power Teams 168 Ways to Develop Next Generation Leaders 169 Top Tips 169 Case Study 170 Virtual Power Family 172 Why it’s Important to Foster Gravity in Your Virtual Family 173 What Can You Learn From Being Part of A Virtual Power Family? 174 Applying These Principles to Long-Distance Relationships 175 Maintaining Global Friendships 176 Connect With Your Parents 176 Co-Living to Be Part of A Community 177 The Importance of Community 178 My Advice for Living and Working Remotely 178 Setting Up Your Virtual Working Environment 179 13 Building Power Communities 183 Case Study: Youth Against AIDS 187 Lessons for a More Remote Future 191 The Importance of Frequent Updates 193 Regular Updates are Essential for Strengthening Bonds 193 Be Clear On Your ‘Why’ 194 Case Study: Teach For All 195 Empowerment and Trust Building 197 Responding to Any Major Change or Disruption (Including A Pandemic!) 198 Case Study: The Covid-19 Pandemic 198 The Road to Digitalisation 201 Career Visibility When Working Remotely 204 Conclusion 207 Using the 10 Big Rocks to Foster Gravity 207 Focus on Gravity 208 Epilogue 211 Index 215 N2 - DESCRIPTION Empower your virtual and remote teams with this comprehensive and timely new resource Power Teams Beyond Borders: How to Work Remotely and Build Powerful Virtual Teams shows readers how to unlock the potential of their remote and online teams. Full of actionable advice and concrete strategies, celebrated consultant and author Peter Ivanov offers virtual leaders practical guidance on how to create and sustain online engagement across multiple time zones and cultures. The book includes step-by-step advice on areas like: How to build trust and clarity without meeting in person How to establish structure in communications and avoid confusion How to make the most of your team members’ unique talents in a global setting How to use the technique of “over-communication” to ensure your team members remain fully informed Perfect for anyone who’s expected to lead in an online or virtual environment, Power Teams Beyond Borders also belongs on the bookshelves of everyone who hopes to deliver results in an environment that includes remote teamwork. ER -