Virtual Leadership: Secrets from the Round Table for the Multi-Site Manager

by Jaclyn Kostner

This book, with the legendary leader King Arthur, shows you how to transform a geographically distributed team that's falling short of its goals, into a "virtual work group" that gets results.

Genres: Business, Leadership, Management, Reference

193 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1996

Reviews

[Allan Elder · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of my favorite leadership books. It follows the discussion of a modern day distance manager with the ancient King Arthur. As it turns out, King Arthur was the first successful distant manager and has much to teach the modern leader.

The metaphor of King Arthur is broken down into the following:
Excalibur - Building Trust
The Round Table - Building Unity
The Joust - Creating Team Interaction
Camelot - Establishing a Vision
Lancelot - the Power of Relationships
Merlin - Communicating across a distance

Each of these symbolic elements is described in ways to make clear how they can be used for modern leadership of teams which are co-located or at a distance.

Reading this book only takes a few hours and I must tell you, the ending is terrific!

[Ray Cobel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Told as a fable, this is the most insightful read about how to start, build and maintain virtual relationships.

[Dr. Aundrea T. Harris · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book provides a vivid picture of the important components of leading a virtual team.

[Bas · Rating 3 out of 5]

Still reading. Gives some good insights on managing team across several sites. Story interesting (analogy with King Arthur bringing his knights together) but it builds very slowly.