LibGuides: LED410: Leading Diverse Groups and Teams: Module 4

Module 4 Required Resources

Managing Virtual Teams – Strategies for Virtual Team Success
DuFrene, D. D., & Lehman, C. M. (2015). Managing Virtual Teams (Chapter 3: Strategies for Virtual Team Success). Second edition. Business Expert Press.

We continue the Module 4 assessment of virtual teams. The next chapter in this supplemental reading helps us understand and evaluate strategies for virtual teams to succeed.
Managing Virtual Teams – Diversity Challenges in Virtual Teams
DuFrene, D. D., & Lehman, C. M. (2015). Managing Virtual Teams (Chapter 2: Diversity Challenges in Virtual Teams). Second edition. Business Expert Press.

Module 4 includes a focus on virtual teams, including unique challenges around diversity in these virtual teams. This supplemental reading gives us an opportunity to dive much deeper into the topic, especially as virtual teams are leveraged very frequently.

Team Development Interventions: Evidence-Based Approaches for Improving Teamwork
Lacerenza, Christina N., Marlow, Shannon L., Tannenbaum, Scott I., Salas, Eduardo (2018). Team Development Interventions: Evidence-Based Approaches for Improving Teamwork. American Psychological Association.

In Module 4 we discuss approaches for improving how teams operate, including team development interventions as required. This article looks at the topic from a psychological and organizational perspective.