If you want to dig deeper, the list of potential resources is endless.  Here are a few readings we would recommend in each category.

Virtual Teams References

• Guillot, T. L. (2002). Team Building in a Virtual Environment. Alexandria: ASTD Press.
• Kirkman, B. L., Rosen, B., Gibson, C. B., Teslik, P. E., & McPherson, S. O. (2002). Five Challenges to Virtual Team Success: Lessons from Sabre, Inc. Academy of Management Executive, 16 (3).
• Nemiro, J., Beyerlein, M. M., Bradley, L., & Beyerlein, S. (2008). The Handbook of High Performance Virtual Teams. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

High Performance Work Practices

• Kirkman, B. L., Lowe, K. B., & Young, D. P. (1999). High Performance Work Organizations. Greensboro: Center for Creative Leadership.

Theoretical Models of Teams References

• Katzenbach, J. R., & Smith, D. K. (1993, March-April). The Disciple of Teams. Harvard Business Review, 111-120.
• Pearce, C. L. & Conger, J. A. (2003). Shared Leadership: Reframing the hows and whys of leadership. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Empowerment References

• Blanchard, K., Carlos, J.P., & Randolph, A. (2001a). Empowerment takes more than a minute, 2e. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers.
• Blanchard, K., Carlos, J.P., & Randolph, A. (2001b). The 3 keys to empowerment. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers.
• Randolph, W.A. (1995). Navigating the journey to Empowerment. Organizational Dynamics.

Soft Skills References

• Bass, B. (1990). Bass & Stogdill’s handbook of leadership. New York: Free Press.
• O’Toole J. (1999). Leadership A to Z: A guide for the appropriately ambitious. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
• Pearce, C.L. (2004). The future of leadership: Combining vertical and shared leadership to transform knowledge work. Academy of Management Executive. 18 (1): 47-57.

Supportive Leadership References

• Brown, M.K., Huettner, B. & James-Tanny, C. (2007).  Managing virtual teams.  Plano, TX:  Wordware Publishing, Inc.
• Duarter, D.L. & Snyder, N.T. (2006).  Mastering virtual teams:  Strategies, tools, and techniques that succeed.  (2nd ed.) San Francisco, CA:  John Wiley & Sons.
• Gibson, C.B. & Cohen, S.G. (2003).  Virtual teams that work.  San Francisco, CA:  John Wiley & Sons.

Technology References

• Glen, P. (2008). Leading Geeks: Technology and leadership. In J. Gallos (Ed.), Business Leadership (2nd Edition ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
• A Toolbox for Leading Virtual Teams. (2008). Retrieved from Humap Tool: http://vital.humap.com/tool.