Sheri L Mackey

Virtual Success Sheri L Mackey

Finally, a book written for global leaders by a global leader with over twenty years' real-world industry experience. In our increasingly global world, virtual teams are essential to maintaining competitive advantage. Unfortunately, most global organizations don't provide virtual leaders the necessary resources to be successful. Employing virtual teams is an easy choice, but one rife with unexpected, and sometimes unidentifiable, challenges. The result is billions of dollars of revenue lost each year-as well as many jobs... This how-to guide is designed to help you, the leader, stop the bleeding, diagnose the problems, and start meeting your global business goals and objectives.-Learn to conduct a technology inventory that will ensure your teams have the right tools to enable strong virtual communications.-Create a virtual vision and mission to ensure your teams know what they're working toward and how to achieve it.-Ensure strong cross-cultural communications, integrate cultural diversity and leverage it for team success.-Enable global innovation that will create competitive advantage with key tips and techniques designed to help your teams achieve maximum value. When all is said and done, Virtual Success will position your virtual teams' to succeed on a global basis. With a clear road map to execute on, your team's benefits will far outweigh the costs in terms of maximizing resources and ensuring your global organization's long-term viability.