Virtual Business

Leading a Virtual Business

Most businesses now operate with workers, departments and partners that are not collocated; indeed they may be spread over large geographic distances and time zones.  Modern communications tools and the Internet make it possible and even preferable to run businesses remotely, but the lack of traditional face-to-face interactions can cause fatal pitfalls. Business processes, policies and behaviors must be designed carefully to avoid these pitfalls.

The trend to “virtual businesses” is now strong.  Travel is riskier and more expensive than in previous decades, and many more parts of the business are outsourced or done by remote employees and partners.  But how can we communicate with our colleagues and control a business that is so dispersed without face-to-face interaction?



Workshop Outline:

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Benefits, Risks & Pitfalls of Leading a Virtual Business
Tools and Techniques
Virtual Meetings
Strategy alignment meetings
“Mission Control” meetings
Information sharing meetings
Teamwork and trust building
Other communications and leadership channels
Telephone, eMail and Chat
Shared remote work spaces
Process flow and task management
Closed-loop planning methodologies for Virtual Businesses
Ten secrets for the success of a Virtual Business

Benefits to Attendees:

Understand how to lead or operate in a Virtual Business.

Understand the types of human behavior and leadership styles change that must take place.

Learn how to execute productive virtual meetings

Learn how to monitor and control a virtual team

Learn a closed-loop planning and execution methodology tuned to a Virtual Business environment

This workshop is designed for 8 to 12 participants and can be completed in eight hours.

The workshop is open to a class size of 8 to 25 people.

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