The Manager's Pocket Guide to Virtual Teams

Step A.Distribute tasks and accountabilities

•   What it means:

—   Creating logical groupings of tasks to be completed

•   How it works:

—   Segment work categories based on roles and responsibilities

—   Assign all tasks fairly and equitably

—   Share leadership as well as mundane tasks

The Idea

All tasks within the team must be assigned. In a virtual team each member is dependent on the other members to hold up their end of the deal. For example, if one team member failed to post their progress into the database, other team members would have false information about interdependent tasks.

It is also important that tasks and types of work be assigned fairly and equitably. In any project there are always tasks that nobody enjoys doing but that ...