Distance Manager: A Hands On Guide to Managing Off-Site Employees and Virtual Teams

Kimball Fisher is a cofounder of the Fisher Group, Inc., and has worked with many companies implementing high-performance management practices across North America, Western Europe, Asia, and Africa. These include Amoco, Apple Computers, Chevron, Corning, Hewlett Packard, Mosanto, Motorola, NBC, Shell, Weyerhauser, and more. He is a popular speaker at conferences on teams, leadership, and organization design and has addressed audiences around the world.

• Distance Managing: The Foundation Principles. The Seven Competencies of an Effective Distance Manager. Five Things The Cripple the Effectiveness of the Distance Manager. What Employees Want from a Distance Manager. Six Types of Virtual Teams. Stay Connected and Coordinated: The Dos and Don'ts. The Distance Coach: Getting Peak Performance. Distance Team Building: Building Skills in Remote Sites. Distance Training: Building Skills in Remote Sites. Bulding Trust from a Distance. Overcoming the Isolation of the Satellite Office. Managing Employees Who Work at Home. Leading People Who Don't Report to You. The Necessity of Face-to-Face Meetings. Celebrating from a Distance. The Distance Technology Handbook. Setting Up a Virtual Office: The BasicHardware and Communications Lines People Need. How to Use the Telephone. The Distance Manager's Guide to Efficient Teleconferences. Videoconferencing: Technology and Table Manners. Managing by E-mail - Without Letting It Take over Your Life. Using Web Tools: Effective Shared Workplaces and Files. Web Conferencing: Working with Whiteboards and Web Meetings. The Distance Manager in Action. The Distance Sales Manager at Xerox. The Distance Project Manager at International Paper. The Distance Product Development Manager at Hewlett-Packard. The Distance Senior Manager at Weyerhaeuser.