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1 Challenges faced and practical techniques for managing a dispersed or virtual team Rona Blair Pinsent Masons LLP BIALL 2015

2 Dispersed teams

3 Recognise this?

4 Body Language

5 Agile working

6 Plantronics Smarter working Better work life balance Reduced attrition rates Reducing carbon footprint Choice of talent pools

7 Fitting it all together

8 Mergers

9 Central Knowledge Management

10 Library Team

11 Zoom by Istvan Banyai

12 Team Calls

13 Focus

14 M&M s

15 Objectives

16 Clear processes

17 Process mapping

18 Collaboration team projects

19 Personalities

20 There is an i in team

21 Training and networking BIALL ALLICE SLLG

22 Communication every way

23 Difficult topics

24 Technology

25 Jabber

26 Cloud computing

27 The 4 c s And remember...team work makes the dream work

28 Acknowledgements Managing a Geographically Dispersed team. Achieving your Goals Together, while apart: Agile Future Forum & Flexible Working report: key points: Findings The Agile Future Forum: The Art and Science of High Performing Teams, Dr Mark de Rond: Notes form Moller PSF Client Day 22/05/14 Jason Fried - Why work doesn t happen at work: Sherry Turkle - Connected, but alone? Amy Cuddy Your body language shapes who you are: ge=en Q&A roundup: How small businesses can benefit from using cloud services:

29 Acknowledgements Managing a virtual team by Mark Mortensen and Michael O'Leary, April 16, secrets of building a great team by Eric Barker Team Geographically Dispersed? Leverage All Senses To Keep Connected: Plantronics: achieving agile working: Marissa Mayer breaks her silence on Yahoo's telecommuting policy: 13 top team buiding Activities by Wendy Soon: Why work doesn t happen at work by Jason Fried:

30 Acknowledgements Working From Home: The End Of An Era? Team Geographically Dispersed? Leverage All Senses To Keep Connected: Managing virtual teams -Taking a more strategic approach. A report from the Economist Intelligence Unit Managing Global Virtual Teams Working in a virtual team: Process maps: 10 cloud storage and backup services for your small business: Backup-Services-for-Your-Small-Business.html#slide4

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