1. 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

2. 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.

3. 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

4. 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
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