Karen Sobel Lojeski

Uniting the Virtual Workforce: Transforming Leadership and Innovation in the Globally Integrated Enterprise Karen Sobel Lojeski

Publisher Marketing: As our society continues its transition from the Industrial Age to the Digital Age, new challenges are being introduced into the workplace, giving rise to a new phenomenon, Virtual Distance, comprised of three major axes: physical distance geographic, time zone, or organizational; operational distance multitasking, communication problems, and technical difficulties; and affinity distance cultural differences, interdependence distance, working relationships, and social distance. Part of Wiley s Microsoft Executive Leadership series, "Uniting the Virtual Workforce" introduces the concept of Virtual Distance to show businesses the definite costs to doing work in a virtual environment. It then goes a step further and offers proven methods for measuring these costs and guidance on managing them. Wherever your organization is in its understanding of Virtual Distance, "Uniting the Virtual Workforce" covers: How the transition to a virtual workforce creates real challenges to collaboration and innovation and how to measure and manage the impact How Virtual Distance impacts productivity and innovation and offers insight and guidance on how to manage these new risks A historical perspective on distance, exposing the so-called death of distance as a myth, and showing how our understanding of distance in the virtual workplace must include psychological, as well as physical, spaces Today, almost all organizations are struggling with the impact that virtualization is having on the workplace. Yet, a full comprehension of the costs of virtualization is lacking. "Uniting the Virtual Workforce: Transforming Leadership and Innovation in the Globally Integrated Enterprise" presents a better understanding of Virtual Distance and the impact it has on people and performance in today s workplace, providing the essential tools necessary for minimizing its impact going forward." Review Citations: Audio File 12/01/2008 pg. 53 (EAN 9781423360223, Compact Disc) Reference and Research Bk News 05/01/2008 pg. 131 (EAN 9780470193952, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Sobel Lojeski, Karen Karen Sobel Lojeski, PhD, is CEO of Virtual Distance International, a consulting firm specializing in measuring and managing the impact of virtual distance in the workforce; a contributing writer to CIOInsight.com; and a popular speaker on Virtual Distance and the impact it has on today s workplace. Contributor Bio:  Reilly, Richard R Richard R. Reilly, PhD, is a Professor of Management at the Wesley J. Howe School of Technology Management at the Stevens Institute of Technology and Chief Technology Officer at Virtual Distance International. He is the coauthor of Blockbusters: The Five Keys to Developing Great New Products. Contributor Bio:  Bean, Joyce Joyce Bean is an accomplished audiobook narrator and director. In addition to being an "AudioFile" Earphones Award winner, she has been nominated multiple times for a prestigious Audie Award, including for "Good-bye and Amen" by Beth Gutcheon.