Influencing Virtual Teams: 17 Tactics That Get Things Done with Your Remote Employees
By Hassan Osman
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Learn the psychological secrets of persuasion that influence your remote employees to do what you need them to do.
Stop chasing down your employees to make sure that their work is being done.
In "Influencing Virtual Teams" you'll get step-by-step tactics that you can implement straightaway with your team to improve your team's engagement and commitment to doing their work.
You'll learn:
- How a single word can increase compliance by 33%.
- How to make someone reply back to your emails (using only the subject line).
- How to set deadlines so that they're met by your team.
- What you need to do before, during and after every meeting to increase adoption rates.
- How to ensure 100% commitment from a team member in six easy steps.
- Using just four questions, how to know what your remote employees are really thinking.
- How to leave the perfect voice message.
- The secret formula for establishing trust with your team.
And much, much more!
Here's what's covered in the book:
Tactic #1: One Word That Influences Your Virtual Team
Tactic #2: Set Deadlines
Tactic #3: Assign Responsibility
Tactic #4: Explain Tasks
Tactic #5: When Delegating Tasks, Write Them Out
Tactic #6: The Secret Formula for Establishing Trust
Tactic #7: Increase Reliability Among Your Team
Tactic #8: Increase the Level of Likeability
Tactic #9: Six Steps to Ensure 100% Commitment
Tactic #10: Know What Someone Is Really Thinking
Tactic #11: Leave the Perfect Voice Message
Tactic #12: Write Assertive Emails
Tactic #13: What You Should Do Before Every Meeting
Tactic #14: What You Should Do During Every Meeting
Tactic #15: What You Should Do After Every Meeting
Tactic #16: Use Your Voice to Your Advantage
Tactic #17: Make Your Emails Stand Out Using The Subject Line
Would you like to learn more?
Download the book now and start managing your virtual team today.
Editor's Note
Work from home…
A lot of the very specific, no-nonsense management tips in this book meant for remote teams apply in any situation: Explain to your employees why the work they do is important; assign a task to one person, rather than asking a group of employees whether they can do it or not. Other suggestions deal with virtual meetings and how to build camaraderie among people who aren’t in the same physical space.
Hassan Osman
"Short books for busy managers"Hassan Osman is the Amazon Bestselling author of "Influencing Virtual Teams" and "Don't Reply All."His latest book, "Effective Delegation of Authority," is a short book for new managers about how to delegate work in easy steps.Hassan is also the author of "Write Your Book on the Side," an Amazon Best Seller about how to write and publish a book while working a full-time job.He is currently a PMO manager at Cisco Systems*, where he leads teams all around the world on delivering complex IT projects.Prior to Cisco, Hassan was a manager at Ernst & Young LLP (now EY), where he analyzed failing projects at Fortune 500 companies and recommended solutions to fix them.He was also a research assistant at Harvard University, where he studied issues related to virtual teams.Hassan is a certified PMP, CSM and ITIL, and regularly blogs about managing remote teams on www.thecouchmanager.com.He also runs a podcast about writing and publishing books while working a full-time job at www.writerontheside.com/podcast/
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Reviews for Influencing Virtual Teams
15 ratings3 reviews
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5So practical and convincing! I could relate to every tactic. This should be a gift to every person on your team!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Very good book, written by a professional. Hassan Osman has great experience in managing virtual teams, has distilled his best practices in this book that is very practical. He writes and communicates effectively, so every page matters. I highly recommend it!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A very straight to the point book providing practical advice and tips on remote team management . We have entered in a era where virtual meetings are used more often. Well done Hassan Osman for providing us with these practical and usable tips.
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Influencing Virtual Teams - Hassan Osman
INFLUENCING VIRTUAL TEAMS
17 Tactics That Get Things Done with Your Remote Employees
By Hassan Osman
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