Leading Effectively in a Virtual Workplace Managing remote teams presents new challenges to even seasoned leaders. We will discuss strategies for leading technical teams in the virtual workplace with a focus on soft skills and the human side of project and team management. About Robert Newman Robert Newman's teaching focuses on developing critical skills for leadership, including: emotional intelligence, individual and team behavior, conflict management and other soft-skills for project managers; business savvy, effective communication, economic analysis, negotiation prowess, managing contracts and IP, ethics, and engineering management decision making. Prior to joining Cornell, Robert has over 20 years experience as a successful manager with an outstanding track record of delivering organization development and growth at global providers of technology, capital equipment, consumables, and support services at world-leading organizations. He successfully managed the integration of teams following four acquisitions, and performed a very successful business turn around.
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