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Thursday, October 18th, 2007
Virtual Teams: Competitive Advantage or Corporate Waterloo?
In today’s business environment your organization must utilize virtual teams to maximize the
company’s resources. Are your team’s leading this dynamic process with the best practices? Are they limping by? Or, are they somewhere in between?
If the virtual team is going to be effective, it needs a collaborative spirit and a shared mental model. The team leader’s initiatives provide the underlying foundation for this synergy. Join us to gain a first hand perspective into the new leadership model that recognizes the unique obstacles presented by virtual teams and the different behaviors that are needed for leading globally distributed virtual teams. Mike Ryan shares his insights from research that spanned five multinational and three domestic firms across diverse group of industries spanning pharmaceutical, consumer products, manufacturing, consulting, service, and distribution industries.
Presenter
Michael Ryan
Michael Ryan’s research interests include leadership development, team development, product innovation, and project management. He renewed his academic interest after 25 years in industry where he held leadership roles in the air freight and logistics fields during his early career. He founded and subsequently sold his own logistics company and in 1989 he started an IT venture that addressed the computing needs of the SMB market. He has also consulted at AT&T and Lucent Technologies.
His current research focuses on ambassadorial leadership™ and its affect on team performance. Michael holds an Executive Masters of Technology degree from Stevens Institute of Technology and is currently a Ph.D. candidate.
Event Logistics
Date : Thursday, October 18th, 2007
Time : 6:30 - 9:30PM
Location: Hampton Inn
255 Davidson Ave.
Somerset, NJ
Dinner : Deli Buffet
Format: Networking / Presentation / Networking
Cost : $20 - PDMA, $40 - Non-Member, $15 - Student
Early-Bird (until October 11th): $15 - PDMA, $35 - Non-Member, $10 Student
PDMA Members: Bring a Non-Member paying the above rate and your fee will be waived! Just let us know at check-in.
PDH : 2 PDH
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