Uniting the Virtual Workforce[虚拟劳动力的综合：全面综合企业的改变领导与创新]

PraiseforUnitingtheVirtualWorkforce"UnitingtheVirtualWorkforceoffersmuch–neededguidanceonhowtonavigatethelargelyunmappedterritoryofvirtualworkenvironmentsintheglobaleconomy.Theauthorsdoanoutstandingjobofpresentinghoworganizationsshouldaddressthechallengesofvirtualworkforcessoastoreapthehugepotentialbenefitsofincreasedgrowth,productivity,andinnovation."–C.WarrenAxelrod,PhD,ChiefPrivacyOfficerandBusinessInformationSecurityOfficer,U.S.Trust,andauthorofOutsourcingInformationSecurity"LojeskiandReillybringussomethingthatreadersofbusinessbookssorarelyget–nononsensepracticalguidanceonhowtomanagedistance,especiallywhereitmostoftenservesasanimpedimenttoworkingeffectively.êIfyouinterfacewithwidelydispersedteammemberswhorarelyseeoneanotherandcommunicatebyvirtueofimpersonalelectronics,youmayexpecttofindthisbookprovocative,counterintuitive,andaboveall,exciting.Itgivesallofuswhohavetostruggle,whileworkingwithtalentstretchedacrossdistance,hope,thatmaybetherearewaystodothisright!"–PatrickJ.McKenna,authorofFirstAmongEqualsê"Amust–readforglobalcorporateexecutiveswhomanagegeographicallydispersedjobsharingteams.Practicalstrategiesforpreventingproductivitylossandoptimizinginnovation.Theauthorspullnopunchesinshowingtherealdownsidestothevirtualworkphenomenon;theyhavedoneagreatserviceforusall."–JeffSaperstein,authorofCreatingRegionalWealthintheInnovationEconomy"UnitingtheVirtualWorkforcechartsthecourseforcompetinginthetwenty–firstcenturybytappingintothepowersofvirtualwork.Anymanagerwhoignoresthevirtualworkforceisunderperforming,andanycompanyororganizationthatdoesnotappreciatevirtualworkisalreadyatacompetitivedisadvantage.KarenandDickhavetappedintoakeyingredientintherecipeforglobalgrowth."–JerryMacArthurHultin,President,PolytechnicUniversity,andformerUnderSecretaryoftheNavy"AuthorsSobelLojeskiandReillyhaveprovidedausefulprimerfortheharriedexecutivestrivingforproductivityimprovementswhileseeingtheworkloadexpandandtheworkforcedisperse.UsingconceptualdefinitionsofPhysical,Operational,andAffinityDistancetodescribethemultifaceteddimensionsofbuildingteamsofpeopletoworkeffectivelytogether,theauthorsconstructaverypowerfulsetofmetricsforamanagertoimprovethecapabilityofhisorherworkgroup,nomatterwhereitresidesorhowitiscomposed.Thebookisrichinanecdotesandspecificstudiesthatillustratetheconceptsinanengaging,pertinent,andeasy–to–understandmanner.Inanageofoutsourcing,offshoring,anddecentralizinggroupsofpeoplewhohavetogetthingsdonetogether,readingthissmallbookwillrepayitselfmanytimesover."–CharlesHouse,Director,MediaXLabatStanfordUniversity,andformerDirectoroftheSocietalImpactofTechnology,IntelCorporation