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Virtual Teams (teams developed and/or operated over the Internet/Web)
Note that the reader might best be served to first read the topic Group Dynamics to understand the basic nature of most groups and their typical stages of development. (It's not clear at this time if online groups have similar nature and stages.)
Sections of This Topic Include
Basics
Managing and Leading Virtual Teams
A Virtual Team Toolkit
Additional Perspectives on Virtual Teams
Free Services to Provide Online Meetings
Facilitation
Library
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Tips for Conducting a Virtual Meeting
Also see
The following are group-based methods.
Action Learning
Committees
Communities of Practice
Conflict
Management
Dialoguing
Facilitation
Focus
Groups
Group Coaching
Group Conflict Management
Group
Dynamics (about nature of groups, stages of group development,
etc)
Group
Learning
Group-Based
Problem Solving and Decision Making
Large-Scale
Interventions
Meeting
Management
Open
Space Technology
Self-Directed
and Self-Managed Work Teams
Team
Building
Training
and Development
Also See the Library's Blogs Related to Virtual Work Teams
In addition to the articles on this current page, also see the following blogs that have posts related to Virtual Work Teams. Scan down the blog's page to see various posts. Also see the section "Recent Blog Posts" in the sidebar of the blog or click on "next" near the bottom of a post in the blog. The blog also links to numerous free related resources.
Library's
Leadership Blog
Library's
Supervision Blog
Library's
Team Performance Blog
Basics
Basics
About Virtual Teams
Glossary
About Virtual Organizations
Want an Ace Team? Try a Virtual One!
Managing and Leading Virtual Teams
Leading
Virtual Teams
How
to Conduct a Virtual Meeting
Virtual
Meeting and Trainings
Also see
Computers,
Internet & Web
Facilitation
Online
Board Meetings
Netiquette
- Techniques and styles of writing e-mail messages
A Virtual Team Toolkit
The following links comprise a complete toolkit for building, leading and ensuring high-quality virtual teams. The toolkit is provided by Stevie Peterson and Velda Stohr, both of the Twin Cities in Minnesota. Note that each of the following links is to a section of the overall toolkit. (You will need the free Adobe Acrobat Free Reader to read the documents referenced by the following links.)
Virtual
Teams: A Toolkit for OD Practitioners, Leaders and Members of
Virtual Teams
About
the Authors
Definition
of Virtual Teams
Team
Building in Virtual Teams
Communication
Media and Tools (hints, tips, using e-mail, etc.)
Managing
and Leading Virtual Teams
Organization
Development Tools and Virtual Teams
Human
Resources and Virtual Teams
References
About Virtual Teams
Additional Perspectives on Virtual Teams
Factors Influencing Virtual Teams
Implicit
Communication and Culture: What it Means for Leading Virtual Teams
Virtual
Team Analysis
Recommendations
for Virtual Teams
Communications
Technology and Virtual Organization
Manipulate Perceptions
to Improve Virtual Team Performance
Free services to organize online meetings
Also see:
For the Category of Facilitation and Teams:
To round out your knowledge of this Library topic, you may
want to review some related topics, available from the link below.
Each of the related topics includes free, online resources.
Also, scan the Recommended Books listed below. They have been
selected for their relevance and highly practical nature.
Related Library Topics
Recommended Books - Facilitation
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Field Guide to Leadership and Supervision in Business
- by Carter McNamara, published by Authenticity Consulting, LLC.
Includes step-by-step guidelines, tips and tools to effectively lead:
1. Yourself
2. Other individuals in the business
3. Groups and teams in the business
4. Business organizations
5. As well as all functions within the business organization.
Many of the Library's materials about business, leadership and management are adapted from this book. Just click on the title of the book above to see the Index and Table of Contents.
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Field Guide to Leadership and Supervision With Nonprofit Staff
- by Carter McNamara, published by Authenticity Consulting, LLC.
Includes step-by-step guidelines, tips and tools customized for personnel in nonprofits to effectively lead:
1. Yourself
2. Other individuals in the nonprofit
3. Groups and teams in the nonprofit
4. Nonprofit organizations
5. As well as all functions within the nonprofit organization.
Many of the Library's materials about nonprofit leadership and management are adapted from this book. Just click on the title of the book above to see the Index and Table of Contents.
About Facilitation
The following books are recommended because of their highly practical nature and often because they include a wide range of information about this Library topic. To get more information about each book, just click on the image of the book. Also, a convenient search window is included below the rows of boxes.
About Teams
The following books are recommended because of their highly practical nature and often because they include a wide range of information about this Library topic. To get more information about each book, just click on the image of the book. Also, a convenient search window is included below the rows of boxes.
