The Long-Distance Team

"The latest book from remote-leadership experts shows leaders how to design a team culture that has a "one-team" mindset and gets great results under hybrid-work conditions. With hybrid work becoming increasingly common, organizations must address the unique challenges that hybrid teams pose and learn how to purposefully design them. The Long-Distance Team guides leaders on how to create the culture they envision for their teams and organizations while navigating a new way of working. This title shows how to apply the 3C model of team design-which focuses on connection, cohesion, and collaboration-to create from scratch a successful hybrid team and culture. It shows how leaders of all levels can overcome challenges such as proximity bias and deteriorating social connections to create an environment where everyone can contribute and add value equally, regardless of location. Drawing on their expertise in remote leadership, authors Kevin Eikenberry and Wayne Turmel provide tested guidance for building long-distance teams. The book includes practical tools and models that leaders can apply to define their aspirational culture, consciously design teams, and create and nurture engagement. Discussion guide is available in the book for reading groups and book clubs"--

Kevin Eikenberry is the chief potential officer of the Kevin Eikenberry Group. Global Gurus includes him in its World’s Top 30 Leadership Professionals. His other books include Remarkable Leadership, From Bud to Boss, The Long-Distance Leader, and The Long-Distance Teammate. Wayne Turmel is the cofounder of the Remote Leadership Institute. He is the author or coauthor of fifteen books, including The Long-Distance Leader and The Long-Distance Teammate. He has been named to Remote Work Junkie’s Top 50 Remote Experts and Leaders to Follow multiple times.

Contents Part I: Getting Started 1. What Is a Team, and Why Does It Matter? 2. What Is Culture? Part II: The Building Blocks  3. Establishing Ownership of the Culture 4. Rethinking How We Work 5. The 3C Model for Team and Culture Design  Part III: Designing for Success  6. Designing Your Team 7. Redesigning an Existing Team Part IV: Creating Your Aspirational Culture  8. Defining Your Aspirational Culture 9. Building the Micro Inside the Macro 10. Making the Culture Come to Life  Part V: Applying Core Principles  11. Applying the Power of Expectations 12. Creating Team Agreements 13. Creating Engagement Conclusion