Dispersed teams, similar to teams in one location, are based on relationships. In this workshop you will learn what is essential to form a productive virtual team focused on innovation. We will discuss models for success and the characteristics of effective virtual teams including the importance of trust, communication across cultures, operating standards and practices. Now is a good time for you to take stock of what you need to optimize the diverse talent available to your start-up. We’ll show you how to lead a team to get the results you need no matter where your team lives!

1. EFFECTIVELY LEADING
VIRTUAL TEAMS
Tanya Monsef Bunger
Business Consultant/Leadership Coach
May 28, 2014
Women’s Startup Lab – Menlo Park, CA

2. Workshop Today: What will you leave with
• Understanding the success factors in leading a
virtual TEAM
• Plan for your virtual TEAM
• Tools to get you started
Tanya Monsef Bunger - WSL May 2014

3. • Increased Access to Talent
• Allows Flexibility for Contributors
• Increase in Efficiency of
Resources (time and talent)
Tapping into Virtual TEAMs

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① Common goals, shared
values, interdependence
② Geographic/Time separation
① Communication
predominantly other than face
to face
What are the Characteristics of a
Virtual TEAM ?

6. • Engage and Innovate: What is the design of your
virtual work environment? How do we want to work
together?
• Productivity Tools: What are the norms and protocols
for our work environment? What tools will we use?
• Transparency and Trust: Openly build and share
knowledge, include accountability
• Align Action: Create a work flow that allows for aligned
action, agility
• Evaluate and Iterate: Assess what is working and what
needs modification
Virtual TEAMs: Factors to Success

7. Clear, Consistent
Communication is KEY
LEADING: Virtual TEAMs

8. Engage and Innovate
What needs to be
present in that work
environment for us to
achieve those
outcomes?
What are the working
outcomes we want to
achieve?
Design for Success:
Not about the “HOW” yet
Leaders set vision and
invite participation
What are the
advantages we see for
creating a virtual
environment?

9. Tanya Monsef Bunger - WSL May 2014
PRODUCTIVITY
•Conference Call Pitfalls
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYu_bGbZiiQ

10. Productivity
Does the team need
training to effectively
use the tools?
What are norms
of our work
environment?
(Frequency, Time
and Place)
Design for Success:
Unclear/Hidden Expectations
lead to pre-meditated
Disappointment
Which tools will we
use and for what
purpose?

11. Transparency and Trust
How will we hold
each other
accountable?
Is the team
empowered to
work toward
outcomes or is it
time based?
Design for Success:
Transparency = Leadership Vulnerability
How will
achievements of
TEAM be
communicated/celebr
ated?

12. Align Action
How will output be
measured?
What workflow
will invite the
outcomes we
want to achieve?
Design for Success:
ACTION is the path to achieving
desired Outcomes
What systems need to
be in place to support
work flow?

13. Evaluate and Iterate
What do we want to
experiment with (set
an evaluation plan)?
What is working
well? Invite
TEAM to
participate
Design for Success:
ITERATION invites CREATIVITY
What could we
change that would
make a big
difference?

14. Building Blocks of Success
Transparency and
Trust
Engage and
Innovate
Design for Success:
Put it altogether for Effective TEAM
Align Action
Productivity
Tools
Evaluate and
Iterate

15. “We all live every day in virtual environments, defined by our ideas.”
Michael Crichton
THANK YOU – Stay in Touch
Thank you, WSL and everyone in the
Innovation Lab!
Keep in touch, Say Hello
Email: Tanya@MobilizeHarmony.com
Twitter: @TMonsefBunger
LinkedIN:
www.linkedin.com/in/TanyaMonsefBunger/