Are you working in an organization where leaders are good at building virtual teams? Do the leaders in your organization create virtual teams that are emotionally intelligent?
One of the most powerful questions one can ask oneself is “How do I create virtual teams where full engagement is assured by emotionally intelligent individual members?” Emotionally intelligent leaders create virtual teams that are comprised of individuals with excellent interpersonal skills.
Are you good at creating effective virtual teams? Do you inspire your team by full supporting the desires of team members? Are you adept at building virtual teams that produce sustainable results?
Working with Virtual Teams
An obvious case for paying attention to team emotional intelligence is with virtual teams. Deprived of most non-verbal and visual cues, communications can be a challenge. This often results in interpersonal relationships that are more problematic. Exacerbating the problems inherent in any team is the fact that virtual team members are often from different parts of the company, different cultures and even different countries.
The challenges of working with diverse team members in virtual environments place even more importance on communication skills and emotional intelligence competencies. There is a great need for building cohesiveness and commitment to a shared purpose. Working with a team coach, both individually and with the whole team, can help define the team’s purpose, set specific goals, develop mutual accountability, and facilitate communication that leads to high performance results.
Every company faces specific performance challenges for which teams are the most practical and powerful vehicle at top management’s disposal. The critical challenge for senior managers is how to obtain maximum performance and in developing the kinds of teams that can deliver it. Teams have a unique potential to deliver results, and executives have to know when to deploy teams strategically, when they are the best tool for the job, and how to foster the basic discipline of teams that will make them effective. By doing so, top management creates the kind of environment that enables team as well as individual and organizational performance.
Working with a seasoned executive coach trained in emotional intelligence and incorporating leadership assessments such as the Bar-On EQ-i and CPI 260 can help you become a transformational leader who builds powerful virtual teams. You can become a leader who models emotional intelligence, and who inspires people to become happily engaged with the strategy and vision of the company.
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