Key takeaways:
- What are common challenges in managing virtual teams? Keeping team organization, encouraging company vision, ensuring diligence, and maintaining project pace are key challenges in virtual team management.
- What tools can help manage remote teams? Utilize processes, tools, and mindsets that support remote collaboration effectively.
- What resource is available for virtual team management? The Virtual Team Management Guide PDF offers practical strategies and tips for remote team success.
- How can I visualize team management strategies? An infographic checklist is provided to help visualize essential processes for running a virtual team.
- Is managing virtual teams more difficult than co-located teams? Yes, running virtual teams often requires more effort, but with the right strategies, it can lead to productive outcomes.
If you've ever managed a virtual team member or an entire remote team before, you know how difficult it can be to keep everyone aligned. If you're about to manage a virtual team for the first time, there are a few major challenges you need to carefully consider before work begins:
- How to get your team organized without seeing them in person.
- How to encourage the company vision without holding a face-to-face conversation.
- How to ensure team members work diligently without sitting in the same office.
- How to keep a good project pace without constant communication.
We've created a remote work policy checklist of the processes, tools, and mindsets you'll need to create solutions for those challenges and keep your virtual team on point.
Check out the infographic below to get a visual on the checklist, and download and print our handy accompaniment: the Virtual Team Management Guide PDF. Go through it with your boss and colleagues at work.
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Find this infographic a useful resource for your team? You can also download this easy-to-follow guide to make sure all of your pieces are in place. Download the Virtual Team Management Guide now.
Virtual teamwork is hard work!
Running a virtual team often takes more work than running a co-located team, but it isn't impossible. If you can check off every item on this list, your virtual team is well on its way to success.
Share this infographic and PDF with your peers to turn your entire company into a hive of productive virtual workers.
