Post on 23-Aug-2014
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6 KEY BUILDING BLOCKS to Ensure Your Virtual Team’s SuccessHigh performing virtual teams aren’t the result of a sprinkle of magic fairy dust or the whims of fate. They result from putting the right people together for the task, and giving them the tools and resources they need to get the job done. So how do you ensure your next online collaboration project takes off? Make sure these 6 building blocks for successful teams are in place.
TEAMLEADER
TEAMMEMBERS
TEAMCHARTER
MONITORPROGRESS
RECOGNIZEACHIEVEMENT
COLLABORATION
Select the right virtual team leader1What traits make someone an amazing virtual team leader? Look for someone who:
FACILITATES HEALTHY DISCUSSIONS
MANAGESCONFLICTS
PROMOTESINCLUSION
COMMUNICATESWELL
PROVIDESREQUIRED INFORMATION AT THE RIGHT TIME
PROVIDES RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT THE TEAM IN ACCOMPLISHING THEIR GOAL
FOSTERS TRUST AND COLLABORATION
CREATES PROCESSES THAT ENABLE INDIVIDUAL AND COLLABORATIVE WORK
DEMONSTRATESCULTURAL
AWARENESSSelect the right virtual team members2
Tech Savvy
Great InterpersonalSkills
Self-Directed
Focus on enhancing and reinforcing individual and
group communication skills, through training and coaching.
Organize ongoing team building activities to allow virtual team members to get to know one another and build trust.
Make the team’s first meeting face-to-face (live or via HD video conference)
Prepare the team to collaborate3
Create a team charter4
TEAM GOAL
CONNECTIONS PROC
EDUR
ES
SUCCESSCRITERIA
ROLES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES
CHARTER
Involve the whole team in the creation of the team charter (it makes a great first project task).
Document and monitor progress5Make sure progress documentation happens at regularly scheduled intervals, and as needed to overcome roadblocks or document milestones.
Using an online collaboration platform, like Redbooth, for managing your team’s
online collaboration makes it easy to keep all team members apprised of progress of the overall
project and how their individual contributions support the overall outcome – something that may
not be as evident when members are dispersed.
Recognize achievement6Don’t forget to celebrate the end of a successful project and provide specific recognition to each team member personally (face-to-face is best).
Make sure to get the team together as a whole in person or via video or conference call to recognize their achievement.
And remember: what gets recognized gets repeated — so consider rewarding successful project teams with a day off, dinner out, or a creative gift.
DINNEROUT
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