One of the biggest challenges for managers of remote teams is striking the balance between micro-managing (trying to see and know everything that’s happening at every moment) and not monitoring the team enough (and getting blindsided when things go wrong). How do you know what to look for?
According to the new book, “Virtual Team Success- a Practical Guide for Working and Leading From a Distance”, there are four common pitfalls virtual teams often stumble into. If you know what to watch for, you can avoid many of the most common problems.
Darleen DeRosa and Richard Lepsinger have written a very solid book full of practical tips, based on research from over 100 virtual and remote teams, mostly in big tech companies like Google. Their research shows that 27 percent of teams weren’t producing at an acceptable level ( a number I find optimistic, but then I’m a glass-half-empty kind of guy).
To read the full, original article click on this link: 4 Pitfalls of Remote Teams- What to Watch For | BNET
Author: Wayne Turmel
