Description

Design and cultivate remote work teams that actually work

From the experts who brought you The LongDistance Leader and The LongDistance Teammate comes the proven and practical guide for leaders to consciously design teams define and create their desired culture and encourage and nurture employee engagementall from a distance

Team design and culture are often presented as separate concepts when they are in fact intertwined in the remote work setting Using the 3C model of communication collaboration and cohesion leaders will be given the tools to overcome challenges such as proximity bias and deteriorating social connections to create an environment where everyone can contribute and add value equally regardless of location

The 3Cs are

CommunicationWhile communication is a fundamental part of being human it is also a critical foundation of successful work Without it teams break down

CollaborationRemote leaders face the misguided belief that physical presence is required to have a collaborative team The truth is that proximity has nothing to do with successful collaboration

CohesionThis dimension includes decidedly nonstructural aspects such as relationships trust and accountability While difficult to measure a teams cohesion is critical to its success

Using this framework leaders of all levels will learn to assess design and develop their communication channels methods for remote collaboration and ability to foster cohesion to build successful longdistance teams While a hybrid culture will be different it can when done right be better than what existed before