Now Your Team Is Virtual. What’s Next?

What every manager should know about leading virtual teams (includes links to resources)

Early in my career when I worked at one of the Big Five firms, I led a global network of trainers. When assigned the team, my manager didn’t offer any guidance, and I had to learn by doing. I did okay, and the team accomplished a great deal. They worked well together and supported one another. That was a great learning experience on how teams should work.

Since working at Andersen, I’ve led numerous in-person and virtual teams. I’ve also read articles and attended some events that demystified the management practices of virtual teams. I internalized what I’ve learned and developed my own virtual-team standards that I’d like to share.

I found these standards useful for improving team performance and mitigating micromanagement. My hope is that you’ll find them useful.

Managing communications

You might be tempted to figure out what to do as you do it. Don’t. When transitioning to virtual teaming, you need to plan carefully. Start by managing your…