The Manager's Pocket Guide to Virtual Teams

SKILL 7:DEMONSTRATE LEADERSHIP

•  Definition:   Walking the talk

•   Benefits:

—   Elevates others to a leadership role

—   Role models desired behaviors

•   Steps:

A.   Lead virtually

B.   Facilitate teamwork

C.   Manage team communications

Introduction

With all the books on leadership in the last decade, the role of team leader has now taken on extraordinary expectations.

Organizations today now expect their leaders to:

•   Clarify purpose and goals

•   Build commitment and self-confidence

•   Strengthen collective skills

•   Remove obstacles to performance

•   Create opportunities for others

•   Do real work themselves

•   Strike a balance between delegation and doing

•   Avoid any action that may intimidate anyone on the team

•   Check ...