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Power Teams Beyond Borders
Power Teams Beyond Borders
How to Work Remotely and Build Powerful Virtual Teams
Introduction
How I Learned to Develop Virtual Power Teams
2020: The Tipping Point for Global Change?
PART I Building Trust and Clarity: Discovering, Dreaming and Goal‐Setting
What Causes Global Teams to Fail?
What Do All High‐Performing Teams Have in Common?
Establishing Your Foundation
How to Start Building Trust in Your Team
The Importance of Empowerment
How to Uncover People's Natural Strengths
How this Works in Practice
Why Personality in Focus and the Strengths Matrix is a Magic Combination
How to Create a Team Vision
Start by Defining the Hottest Issues for your Team
Silhouette Exercise
The Thinking Behind SMART Goals
Creating SMART Goals
Name your Team
Developing your Roadmap
Sharing Responsibility
Getting the Best from your Team
PART II Establishing Structured Communication: Active Collaboration and Coopetition
How to Maintain Engagement in your Regular Team Meetings
Always Have an Agenda
Change the Format Once a Month
Allow People to Ask Questions
The Importance of Time Management
Making Time for Personal and Professional
Don't Have Too Many Meetings
How Often Should Virtual Teams Meet in Person?
Setting the Agenda for an Annual Meeting
Finding the Optimum Time for Meetings
Coping with Language Barriers
How to Deal with Challenging Accents (And Make Sure Everyone is Understood)
Agree on a Channel for Urgent Communication
Knowledge Management
Encourage People to Join a Community
Build Regional Zonal Communities
Best Practice for Online Communication
How to Structure a Performance Feedback Session
Learn the Difference Between the Development Plan and Performance Feedback
Exercise
Why is this so Important in Virtual Teams?
Practice Generous Listening
Use the Magic Words
Speak About Possibilities
Tips for Sharing Team Feedback
The Formula for a Virtual Power Team
Key Takeaways on Feedback
An Evolving Environment
How to Build Trust
The Need for a Collaboration Agenda
Structured Communication is Essential
Finding your Optimal Culture
Don't Forget Personality
Defining Intra‐Organisational and Inter‐Organisational Coopetition
Where Does Inter‐Organisational Coopetition Come From?
Where Does Coopetition Lead?
Why you Should Explore Cross‐Company Coopetition
High‐Profile Examples of Coopetition
How to Establish your Win‐Win
Developing the Right Mindset for Coopetition
PART III Uniting Global Teams: Leveraging Global Community
What Qualities do you Need to Stay Motivated When Working Virtually?
How to Motivate and Retain Key Team Members When you Work Remotely
How to Make Decisions in Hybrid Teams
Case Study
The Leadership Scale
Tips For Leaders To Adjust Their Leadership Style
The Four Levels of Meetings
Tips for Adjusting Your Decision‐Making Process
Tips to Adjust to Different Conflict Styles
Finding Your Optimal Team Culture
My Team 1
The Early Stages of the Project
Taking a Different Approach
The Road to Tenerife
The Outcome
How to Apply This to Your Team
What if You Don't Have the Budget to Be Generous?
Use Tangible Tokens
Don't Forget About People's Families
Building Virtual Power Teams Under Virtual Power Teams
Ways to Develop Next Generation Leaders
Top Tips
Case Study
Virtual Power Family
Why it's Important to Foster Gravity in Your Virtual Family
What Can You Learn From Being Part of A Virtual Power Family?
Applying These Principles to Long‐Distance Relationships
Maintaining Global Friendships
Connect With Your Parents
Co‐living to Be Part of A Community
The Importance of Community
My Advice for Living and Working Remotely
Setting Up Your Virtual Working Environment
Case Study: Youth Against AIDS
Lessons for a More Remote Future
The Importance of Frequent Updates
Regular Updates are Essential for Strengthening Bonds
Be Clear On Your ‘Why’
Case Study: Teach For All
Empowerment and Trust Building
Responding to Any Major Change or Disruption (Including A Pandemic!)
Case Study: The Covid‐19 Pandemic
The Road to Digitalisation
Career Visibility When Working Remotely
Using the 10 Big Rocks to Foster Gravity
Focus on Gravity
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