The Cranky Middle Manager Show #52 Managing Virtual Teams with John Blackwell
The Cranky Middle Manager Show # 052 (MP3 10.5MB 30:41Min)
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A good show and a chance to take part in a world-wide University study…not bad for a rinky dink little show like this one gang…. First the show notes, then the details on the study.
SHOW NOTES
0:00 We start with a tribute to Hermes- the Messenger of the Gods. Bet he puts on a hell of a conference call. You’ll also find out why he’s the epitome of the middle manager.
2:40 The quote of the week is from Marie De Daffend
4:00 Welcome John Blackwell, Management-Issues writer and expert on the changing work place. Virtual work is good for the company, great for the employee and hell on the managers.
7:10 Do companies know what they’ve got with their virtual employees and what’s their responsibility? They need to coach their staff to understand the new dynamics. John then tells us it’s okay to answer email on vacation…
10:02 What are organization’s conscious of and how are they responding?
14:15 A case study. I love it when my guests can talk to specifics.
18:55 Why do virtual managers walk in fear? We’ve always had OUR managers close at hand and have been through what we’ve been through. Now we’re in uncharted waters… management by walking around is fine, but it’s a long walk to Mombai…
23:30 There are tools that can help with increasing human interaction…but we have to use them. It’s all about connection. Reducing turnover pays real dividends
25:29 Starting June 28th, John and University of Durham in the UK are conducting a world-wide survey of how people really work today. You can find out more at http://questionnaire.jbassociates.uk.com/. I’ll make a big announcement on that date. Listeners who take part will receive a free copy of the results.
Check out the cool research John’s doing here.
July 1st, 2006 at 1:18 pm
The link is broken to John’s research …
July 1st, 2006 at 10:22 pm
Bob, you’re right. Their site is under construction. Stay tuned and I’ll fix it when the research library is back up. Thanks for listening
May 7th, 2007 at 9:52 pm
[...] Back on episode 52 our guest John Blackwell announced he was doing an international workplace study in conjunction with Durham University in the UK. It’s complete and we have 4 of his reports free for CMM listeners: [...]