I.T. Takes a Village

Leading a distributed team with technology

By Rita Schnepp, Sr. Mgr., Network Engineering; Pepperdine University

Building the team that builds the network

Unity In Diversity

Force FieldKurt Lewin

Question #1: Extend my village Find the “uniquely qualified minds”

Unified & Diversified Team

Observation “Command Center”

spontaneous, effective limited

Question #2 Lessons learned Joining two dispersed communities

One WIKITwo Communities

One WIKITwo Communities

Command CenterWeb conferencing

Share securely Invite “outsiders” securely Record and document securely

Question #3 typhoons in real-time technology in real-time

Virtual Team – Virtual Command Center

Final Reflection To honor the leader in those we lead

End