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Welcome to the Center for the Advancement of Virtual Organizations (CAVO), your go-to resource for the latest insights and best practices in remote work. Designed to support industry professionals and educators across diverse fields, CAVO bridges the gap between research and real-world application. By partnering with experts in remote work, we aim to share cutting-edge advancements in remote work strategies and emerging technologies, empowering you to thrive in the virtual workplace.

Q1 Visiting Virtual Expert, Shane Spraggs

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Forbes Best Selling Author | Productivity Consultant | Speaker | Trainer


For over 25 years, Shane Spraggs has been driving successful projects for a variety of notable media and software start-ups and some of the world’s largest brands, including Disney.

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Shane believes every team has the right to be happy, productive, and profitable. In 2024, he founded Future of Productivity, an organization that helps CEOs of small—to medium-sized businesses break free of the plateau, exceed productivity goals, and boost employee engagement through coaching, streamlining workflows, and forming better habits.
 

In 2023, Shane co-authored the Amazon best-selling book The Power of Remote, an essential guide to modern team management.

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Virtual Leadership Framework

Since 1996, NU has been at the forefront of virtual leadership. To demonstrate our success and commitment to excellence in virtual leadership, NU’s School of Business has a pronged approach.

Emotional Intelligence

Communication

Accountability

Continuing Improvement

Engagement

Human Capital

Rawlings, M., Menefee, S., White, G., & Allen, B. (2020). Center for the Advancement of Virtual Organizations. National University.

Virtual. Remote. What's the difference?

A virtual organization is one where employees engage in a limited physical corporate office presence, connecting remotely via technology.

A remote job is one where an employee works at other locations often returning to a corporate office.

Although the terms virtual and remote are often used interchangeably, virtual work happens through teams or individuals operating at a distance with some degree of self-direction and autonomy (Burma, 2014; Caillier, 2013; McCann & Kohntopp, 2019).

Burma, Z. A. (2014). New organization structures: Virtual organizations. International Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 6(2), 18-27.
Caillier, J. G. (2013). Are teleworkers less likely to report leave intentions in the United States federal government than non-teleworkers are? The American Review of Public Administration, 43(1), 72–88. doi:10.1177/0275074011425084
McCann, J., & Kohntopp, T. (2019). Virtual leadership in organizations: Potential competitive Advantage? SAM Advanced Management Journal, 84(3), 26–39

Have a request for a future topic, tip, resource, success story, or want to engage with one of our contributors? If you’re interested in contributing to CAVO, please email us at cavo@nu.edu.

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