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Subject: Re: Book: Working Virtually: Managing People For Successful Virtual Teams & Organisations
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--- In agathiyar@y..., "Bala Pillai"
Aha! Looks like this list is going corporate! Corporate is the word I
think of when books written (and recommended) for the average
American truck driver, or worse, the Aussie truck driver are
discussed :-)
So what's next? "How to eat all day and stay slim"? I guess many of
us would be interested in this :-)
btw, what the hell is 'vernacular'? Isn't it very ancient Colonial
administrative jargon for the colonized peoples' languages which were
deemed not refined, not cultured for civilized intercourse? Click
below to get the meaning and do not forget to check the etymology.
http://www.dictionary.com/search?q=vernacular
நாம் (அதாவது இந்தியர்கள், தமிழர்கள்), மனப்பான்மையளவில் இன்றும் அடிமையாக இருக்கிறோமா? இ
ல்லை என்று நம்புவதே நம் மனோநிலைக்கு நல்லது என்று நம்புகிறேன்.
anpuTan,
Lakshmi Srinivas
> Anbulla Thamil Innaiya Nanbargale,
>
> Here's a chance to leap-frog the Tamil world, by us being the first
> vernacular group that is very savvy in leading and managing large
groups of
> people online, as we have shown already. With a responsive
interknitted
> group, we become like a leading brains trust or well bonded together
> management consulting organisation, except without the fat. Come
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> global pioneers in this field by learning by *doing* -- that's our
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>
> anpudan../bala
> bala@t...
>
> Working Virtually:
> Managing People for Successful Virtual Teams and Organizations
> Author: Trina Hoefling
> http://www.consultonegroup.com/services_virtual.htm
>
> "This is both a very practical and comprehensive guide to the
factors that
> contribute to effective virtual teams. It offers a solid primer in
the
> collaborative tools currently available. The great utility of this
book is
> its pragmatic, cookbook approach to putting the human and
organizational
> structures in place that will enable a virtual team to succeed; and
in
> explaining why these structures are important." Carol Willett,
Executive
> VP for Learning and Innovation, Applied Knowledge Group, Inc.
>
> "This is a tremendous book. It is substantive, well-researched,
> conceptually sound and practical, all at the same time. If you want
the
> handbook for building, implementing and sustaining virtual teams
and work
> groups, buy this book." William E. Schneider, Corporate Development
Group,
> Inc.
>
> The move to virtual work is growing exponentially. While the
collaborative
> technology is understood, what managers and team leaders lack is a
clear
> guide to the human skills for bonding individuals into cohesive,
> high-performance teams across distances and differences.
>
> This book explains what's needed in terms both of organizational and
> individual development--and shows how the technologcial tools
support and
> expand the options for collaboration.
>
> It answers such critical questions as "What makes working virtually
work?"
> "How do we start?" "How do you develop new leaders in a virtual
> environment?" "What skills do virtual managers and team members
need?"
> "How do you determine how ready they are?" "Which technologies are
most
> apprpriate for your purposes?" "What's the impact on existing
sytems and
> structures?"
>
> Through work charts, vivid "composite" examples, definitions and
actual
> cases, she explains how to reframe the organization without losing
the
> culture, how to manage the group dynamics of change, and create
trust by
> expanding emotional bandwidth. She sets out the criteria for
selecting
> technologies to adapt and guide communication and work flow
processes for
> a virtual environment, discusses new team roles, and how to select
virtual
> team candidates. She covers training, communication and management.
>
> This book is an indispensable practical guide and reference for
virtual
> team leaders, and executives.
>
> Endorsements
>
>
> "Hoefling, a corporate trainer and consultant, says that "virtual"
> organizations don't develop of their own accord but must be
cultivated to
> meet a particular corporation's needs. The company must identify in
advance
> the type of team, channels of communication, chain of command that
it seeks
> and commit to continuing work on fine-tuning such details as e-mail
and
> voice mail as well as management. Managers involved first hand with
off-site
> employees will find Hoefling's advice and checklists most useful."
>
> Publishers Weekly Review
>
> "This is a tremendous book! It is substantive, well-researched,
conceptually
> sound and practical, all at the same time. If you want the handbook
for
> building, implementing and sustaining virtual teams and work
groups, buy
> this book"
>
> William E. Schneider, Ph.D.
> Corporate Development Group, Inc.
> author Reengineering Alternative: Making Your Current Culture Work
> www.cdg-corp.com
>
> "Working Virtually brings the growing world of "distributed work"
into a
> strategic perspective. Trina Hoefling not only highlights the
important
> distinctions between virtual workgroups and virtual TEAMS, but also
provides
> detailed practical steps and tools for implementation and
management. It
> provides a bridge across the chasm. This is a book the CEO should
read
> first...then pass along to all key managers."
>
> David P. Mead
> President and CEO
> TSI Services, Inc.
> a Telecommuting Consulting and Training Services firm
>
> "An enlightening book! Trina Hoefling helped me better understand
how we can
> effectively and efficiently work virtually. She has a gift of
communicating
> in a compelling and practical manner that inspires one to action.
This is a
> must read book for anyone considering a virtual work environment".
>
> Bob Garcia
> Director, International Truck and Engine University
> International Truck and Engine
>
> Bala Pillai
> "Networking Minds in Halls Without Walls Since 1995"
> Founder, The Asia Pacific Internet Company
> Sydney, Australia
>
