It’s obvious to anyone who had to manage a team, or work with others not in the same location, that it is more difficult to trust, understand, cooperate with and get things done when people aren’t face-to-face.
Thus, in order to be successful with Distant Teams – whether they be in the next room, down the street or across a ocean – we need extra-ordinary strategies.
Looking at the problems and potential solutions, this course also looks to High-Performance Teams (A Teams) and Finding and Retaining "A Players" to get our ideas as to how to make our distant teams more successful.
We explore a number of real-world examples of organizations and teams that work well as well as critical things to avoid.
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No advanced preparation or prerequisites are required for this course.
Learning Objective
Discover some of the problem people that look familiar to them, and will discover solutions to enabling these people to successfully integrate into the team.
Recognize what works and what doesn’t work with teams.
Identify what a team needs to do to assure the success.
Last updated/reviewed: July 9, 2025
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INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
- Introduction to Finding Success with Teams Working Far Apart 5:21
- The Problem 4:53
- Solution Suggestions 5:23
- Problem Players 4:40
- A Teams 10:40
- A Players 14:15
- Putting it All Together 3:30
CONTINUOUS PLAY
SUPPORTING MATERIALS
- Slides: Finding Success with Teams Working Far Apart PDF
- Finding Success with Teams Working Far Apart Glossary/Index PDF
REVIEW AND TEST
- REVIEW QUESTIONS quiz
- FINAL EXAM exam
Finding Success with Teams Working Far Apart
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