San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) May 2, 2009 -- Today's business environments are no longer confined to national borders. Working teams span time zones, borders and continents. Such teams consist of members located in different countries that communicate via technology to complete a project task.
Global teams are presented with unique challenges and must learn new skills and techniques to establish and maintain a high performance. Language, cultural norms, business practices, and social differences must be managed effectively through strong leadership and cultural intelligence.
While a dispersed workforce is more agile and better able to compete, it also presents a challenge to managers who are accustomed to supervising by walking from desk to desk."In the current economic climate, companies are looking carefully at how to best leverage global virtual teams," said Chris Brannen, CEO and Founder of The Brannen Group. "Our Virtual Teaming practice focuses on the importance of understanding and adapting communication to support team dynamics and facilitate success when working in virtual and remote teams."
Virtual Teaming Course
Duration: One day face-to-face session
Purpose: To give participants the virtual teaming competencies necessary to optimize the productivity of worldwide virtual teams. Participants will learn:
- To develop the capability for individuals in virtual teams
- The competencies necessary to optimize the performance of virtual teams
- To develop virtual influencing without authority and problem-solving skills
The Brannen Group provides iPhone applications to allow participants to access relevant information upon demand and complement the Virtual Teaming face-to-face session.
For more information on The Brannen Group and to discuss our Virtual Teaming course offering, visit www.thebrannengroup.com or send email to contact [at] thebrannengroup.com.
About The Brannen Group:
The Brannen Group are global leadership consultants offering executive coaching, facilitator-led training programs, and web-based learning. For over 20 years, we have been coaching and training executives, managers and employees to be effective in the global business environment. This experience is the foundation of our framework, which is to blend core business competencies, global and virtual team best practices, and cross-cultural considerations. We focus on real-world situations to demonstrate how best to perform and avoid costly mistakes. For more information visit www.thebrannengroup.com.