Tools for Virtual Teams: A Team Fitness Companion [Paperback]

Jane E. Henry (Author), Meg Hartzler (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0873893816 | ISBN-13: 978-0873893817 | Publication Date: 1998

A hands-on text written for those who need to lead a work team, this volume defines the challenges faced by these "virtial team" and illustrates how to make them work. It demonstrates how to stay connected, enthusiastic and effective in team leadership.

Product Details

• Paperback: 100 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies (1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873893816
• ISBN-13: 978-0873893817
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,225,273 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good for the Tool Kit, but not a Stand-Alone Source, August 25, 2000

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Steve Semler "Looking for Practicality" (Minneapolis, MN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tools for Virtual Teams: A Team Fitness Companion (Paperback)

I found Hartzler & Henry's book to be a very good set of tools for leaders and members of virtual project teams. The content and exercises it includes are forthright and practical, and flow from good grounded theory and practical experience. It is published by the American Society for Quality, and so has a practical, quality & numbers bent.

The drawback to the book, as I read it, was that it is a specialized book. It addresses project teams. It does not address leadership issues, technology, or ongoing (versus project-based) virtual teaming in any great detail. My partner found the text to be a little simplistic, but I felt that the writing level was clear and appropriate for technical project managers. I would not recommend it as a primer on virtual teams for executives. ;-)

Recommendation: Buy it for your tool kit, but don't make it the only book on virtual teams you use. The authors have done a very good job on the topic they wanted to cover.

4 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars an essential for managers, consultants, January 27, 2000

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M. Kayhoe (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tools for Virtual Teams: A Team Fitness Companion (Paperback)

This book does a great job of providing tools and methods that are grounded in solid theory.