Oakton business book author series features “The Virtual Manager” Nov. 3

By 2020, more than half the global workforce will be working remotely, according to a survey by the Global Leadership Summit. Learn more about this growing labor trend by attending a free seminar featuring author, speaker and consultant Kevin Sheridan at 6 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 3, at Oakton Community College, 1600 E. Golf Road, Room 1608.

A graduate of Harvard Business School, Sheridan has spent three decades as a high-level human capital management consultant. He has helped some of the world’s largest corporations break down detrimental processes and rebuild a culture that fosters productive engagement, earning him several distinctive awards and honors in the process. Sheridan will discuss the growing preference of employees to work remotely and how to manage virtual employees while building and sustaining a highly productive and motivated team.

The author of “The Virtual Manager: Cutting Edge Solutions for Hiring, Managing, Motivating and Engaging Mobile Employees” and “Building a Magnetic Culture: How to Attract and Retain Top Talent to Create an Engaged, Productive Workforce,” Sheridan’s work is regularly featured in notable publications including The Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune and USA TODAY.

Attendees will have the opportunity to network with Sheridan from 6 to 6:30 p.m. After Sheridan’s presentation, the author will hold a Q&A session, followed by a book signing.

This is the first of four business book author series events at Oakton. Additional presentations with other noted authors are scheduled for the following dates:

• Thursday, Dec. 1—Turn Your Business into a Growth Machine, with Jack Trytten
• Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017—Review of Super Bowl Advertising, with Tim Calkins; and
• Thursday, May 4, 2017— How to Innovate Like Edison, featuring Sarah Caldicott.

For additional information about the series, email Tom Byrne at tbyrne@oakton.edu.