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How to Stay Connected in a Virtual Team
| Guest post by: Jo Romano |
Article Overview: Thanks to technology, building virtual team connectedness is possible in many ways. The use of technology is of great importance for team leaders because virtual teams depend heavily on technology, thus taking advantage of its services.
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How to Stay Connected in a Virtual Team
In today's globally competitive environment, many companies around the globe are paving their way to unprecedented scale in development through international amalgamations. Thanks to technology, building virtual team connectedness is possible in many ways. The use of technology is of great importance for team leaders because virtual teams depend heavily on technology, thus taking advantage of its services.
However, keeping in touch with virtual team members poses another challenge to every team leader in order to manage virtual teams to work effectively. The truth that a majority of virtual teams are internationally based; leaders and members of such groups are required to be in tune to the cultural differences for greater productivity. And since working relationships have to be cultivated before they can be effectual, the need to understand this aspect is essential.
A group of employees working from various lands doing interdependent tasks is not always easy to handle. However, the impact of physical distance can be minimized greatly when strong relationships are developed among the members of the virtual team. Systems and structures facilitate virtual team members to stay connected and function highly as a team.
One way to build virtual team connectedness and to maintain the team's good performance is by means of effective utilization of the best medium and sending the right message. As one author says, "In order to get everyone on the same page, managers of virtual teams need to rely on concise, regular and relevant communication." This means that virtual team success also depends largely on the quality of communications that take place. This aspect is equally important to building strong relationships and connections.
There are certain rules a team leader should take into account in order for a virtual team to work effectively. These rules include scheduling virtual team meetings like conference calls on a regular basis; soliciting feedback from team members about the benefits acquired and the things that require improvement to gain more productivity; asking every member to cooperate, actively pay attention, and participate in the meetings.
Members doing multitasking such as checking and responding to emails, or using instant messenger during meetings should be discouraged; Making sure that group meetings are complemented with one-on-one meetings to address any particular issues or concerns that are of a more personal or confidential nature is an important ingredient to leadership success and productivity; and scheduling get-togethers at least once a year, so that team members have the chance to get to know each other better and build strong relationships.
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About the Author: Jo Romano RSS for Jo's articles - Visit Jo's website Josephine Romano is President of Josephine A. Romano Associates, a Vermont based consultant whose focus is life and work coaching, training, and organizational problem solving. Her passion is working with motivated executives and employees in all levels of leadership, management and support staff in business, government and non-profit settings. Ms. Romano holds a Comprehensive Life Coach Certification with Coach Institute, Pa., USA. She also has a license and certification in Prevention with the International Consortium of Addiction and Prevention Credentialing Boards (ICRC). She serves as an Adult Dialogue Education instructor for Global Learning Partners, Inc., Toronto, Canada. She also teaches training of trainers for Health Realization. Jo specializes in executive and business coaching for CEO's, Middle Managers, Supervisors, Lawyers, Court Managers and Judges. www.lifecoachforlawyers.com She is also an International Certified Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist and provides prevention coaching, consultation, technical assistance, and training to community coalitions, schools, families and the workplace. http://www.greenmountainlifecoach.com Get a free report: http://www.REALWORLDLEADERREPORT.com Click here to visit Jo's website   The Time To Act is Now On Becoming a 8 Steps to Foster Employee Happiness 7 Virtual Teams that Lead Your Company Loyalty and Leadership 8 Ways to Earn The Loyalty of Your Employees Training Helps Boost Return of Investments |
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