Competencies and Challenges of Virtual Team Leadership: Managing Change, Communication, and Productivity

Running head: VIRTUAL TEAM LEADERSHIP
Virtual Team Leadership
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1VIRTUAL TEAM LEADERSHIP
Question 1) Competency in Virtual Team Leadership
In recent years, different organizations have shifted to a virtual workplace or have
implemented a hybrid approach. With this approach, the employees would work remotely within
the organization. One of the competencies that would be required within the leadership aspects
of a Virtual Team is the management of changes within any concerned organization.
With the progress of the business within the organization, there would be a need for
making changes that would suit the needs of the business. The primary ability for implementing
new initiatives is extremely critical for advancing the objectives of the organization and also
maintaining a competitive advantage in the recent competitive market (Cameron & Green, 2015).
The management of change is a difficult aspect for a leader. This aspect could become more
challenging with respect to a virtual environment. The virtual leaders would have the capability
to sell new kind of ideas to the internal team. These leaders would also be responsible for selling
new ideas to the internal team and also help them in overcoming of doubts regarding any kind of
changes.
The virtual team leaders would also help the teams in overcoming of doubts regarding
any kind of changes. The leaders would plan the entire process for implementing the needed
changes and thus they would communicate the internal plan to the team members (Hoch &
Kozlowski, 2014). This would also ensure that the team would remain motivated about
maintaining the required changes within the organization. The proper implementation and
management of changes by the virtual team leaders would help in improving the internal
processes of the organization.