A Guide - Best Practices for Team Leaders When Travelling   Ryan Borczon, Samantha Fitzgerald, Christopher Stellato and Zohra Tariq Course MBA 6011: Leading Effective Global Teams Professor: Dr. Blake Escudier May 27, 2018

Overview Leaders are faced with the ongoing challenge of motivating and managing their employees while on the road or out of the office. This also applies to managers who work for travelling leaders. Remote working is here to stay - the following guide should help provide some key best practices that both leaders and managers can easily implement when travelling. Our guide provides various real-life cases looking at both viewpoints - the leader and the manager.

Contents Throughout this guide, our team will examine the following “best practice” themes: Communication Managing Conflict Effective Time Management Tools & Technology Understand Online Etiquette Understand the Culture of Your Team Advocate for Trust and Empowerment Adjust Your Management Style Managing Change Policies and Procedures

Conclusion Organizations have formerly embraced virtual teams for technological and economic reasons. Virtual teams now offer enhanced diversity and a broader range of perspectives. Virtual teaming is a valuable system for: Learning Problem Solving Driving Business Growth Suggest that our best practice guide be used by leaders as a key management resource when travelling To view this best practices guide for leaders when travelling, click here.