See Yael’s Presentation on Trends of the Virtual Business Office
The Virtual Business Office: Managing Virtual Teams
Monday, April 22, 2013 | 3:15pm-4:15pm,
Times Square, New York City
An increasingly digital workplace has more leaders managing teams spread around the world. This evolution in management structure requires new skills to produce the best performance from the members of your team.
With the rise of technology and globalization, virtual teams are reshaping how we think and do business. Although organizations have long established operations in multiple locations, colleagues increasingly collaborate across geographic boundaries, with shared responsibility for outcomes.
But what is a virtual team? Virtual teams have many names and definitions; in fact there is no one common term or definition. Put simply, a virtual team – whether across the street or across the world – is a team whose members simultaneously work together to a common purpose, while physically apart. (Pg.7 of A Manager’s Guide To Virtual Teams.).
Our own AIM CEO and virtual team expert, Yael Zofi, will help the audience identify the strategies needed to build and coach virtual teams that work collaboratively and communicate effectively in the virtual business office during a keynote address in Times Square on Monday, April 22nd.
Yael is a featured speaker at the upcoming ACTE (Association of Corporate Travel Executives) Global Education Conference. Her keynote address will address professionals that range from global travel executives as members from the airline and hotel industries.
During her session on Managing Virtual Teams, Yael will provide highlights about the virtual team trends we can expect in the next 3-5 years. She will explore the four human connection elements necessary for effective collaboration and close with the 8 characteristics of high performing virtual teams.
Here are some statistics on the virtual business office to get you prepared for the presentation:
• 46% of organizations use virtual teams.
• The incidence of virtual teams in multinational organizations is more than twice (66%) that of U.S.-based operations. (28%) (SHRM, 2012)
• 58% said that their organizations offer telework on a regular monthly basis. (WorldatWork, 2011)
• 84 of Forbes Top 100 Companies in 2012 offer telecommuting benefits. (CNN Money, 2012)
• 2.5% of the workforce, or 3.1 million individuals, telecommuted multiple days per week in 2011.
• Represents a 73% growth since 2005, while there was only 4.3% growth of the overall workforce.
• 50 million workers both COULD and WANT to telework. (Telework Research Network, 2012)
Following this presentation, Yael will be available for book signing and Q&A
Join us if you can. For more information see schedule snapshot or contact info@aim-strategies.com.
