A Manager's Guide to Virtual Teams

My role as a facilitator for a number of teams caused me to read Yael Zofi’s book, A Manager’s Guide to Virtual Teams. A number of sections helped me directly in the initial team calls and being more deliberate in my collaboration efforts to provide more focus for the teams. While working on a new process for the company I work at, her recommendations on international factors led me to reach out differently than I would have normally to the international stakeholders for this new process. As a result I had much higher engagement, more honest feedback, and buy-in for the development of the process.Treating team members as “customers” has provided me a different perspective in the preparation for my team interactions and helps me to listen more effectively, particularly on conference calls and team meetings. Doing so is helping me frame my discussions and non-verbal aspects (when meeting face-to-face) in a way that puts more emphasis and value on "them" and less on my process or me. The impact is less stress, higher collaboration and better solutions.I have recommended Yael’s book on Virtual Teams to the other managers I deal with to help them manage more effectively with their “virtual” teams as well as be more deliberate with their local reports.Operational Excellence Team Leader

So, this book is written very well and readable for the average non-high tech person because it's focus is on the PEOPLE. The author uses great organization to his book highlighting the big picture view, then going specific into detail. He utilizes practical application stories, real life examples and so on. The philosophy taught in this book stretches beyond just virtual teams into our everyday life with our kids, spouses, friends, and interpersonal relationship. It really is a great gem because it's simple, articulate and delivers contextually what is needed for practical application. I was pleased from both a business and personal perspective.

At first thanks for Amazon to deliver my book in time,(A manager's guide to virtual teams) is really a great book,I bought more than three books about this topic before but really this book is different. if you don't have any idea about virtual team this book will take you from the basics to advanced.It is very helpful for me as a PhD student.in easy words you put your money in the right place.

I used the Kindle version, and Although the information is all in here, the pagination is not. The lack of pagination makes for difficulty when trying to cite the book as a resource. If you are studying the content outside of the classroom, then this resource, Kindle version may be fine. Otherwise, if you are in school, as I am, it's really a difficult resource to use.

I would like to say that Jeff Bennett's review is as comprehensive as any review and comment that I could add. So, let me say that this book has been a much needed resource for quite a while. Manager's Guide to Virtual Teams fills the void. Well researched; practical and easily applied. Yael did an outstanding job. I highly recommend this book without reservation or criticism.

Good book. I hate reading electronically though, so only 4 stars.

IF I would have absolutely no idea of what a virtual team isand I would just lately been confronted with the idea that I should consider the option of creating a virtual team I MIGHT give 2 starts for this book.But as I'm living this reality for over 5 years and would just like to improve the virtual team work this book brings for me absolutely nothing. After reading it half I just had to read the rest to see it the level rises even a little but no, it did not. It's not only that there are so much better books out there but it's that this is amazing poor manager book!

As a consultant who often works with global teams, I know from direct experience that this book is on target. This is a great resource to address team formation, common problems and practical solutions for team leaders and members.-Marjorie Derven, Managing Partner, HUDSON Research & Consulting

A good and clear book that helps to understand relevant items on virtual teams. With different cases based on experience.