About Lee Johnsen

Lee S. Johnsen, CPT, CPLP, SPHR is a respected leader, author and international facilitator in the fields of virtual team management, leadership development and performance improvement. With a background in both business and counseling, Lee brings his unique expertise to coaching and consulting with executives and leaders. He is an expert at helping global teams and their leaders navigate the challenges and opportunities of working in a virtual world. He has spoken internationally on this and other topics that motivate and engage audiences to expand their thinking and leadership practices and has served as an adjunct faculty instructor for five universities and the American Management Association.

Johnsen is Principal and Founder of Partners in Development (PID). He has 30+ years’ experience in successfully guiding organizations to improve productivity and develop leaders. Lee has worked with clients from industries including oil and gas, financial services, third-party logistics, public and private education, health care, insurance, and nonprofits. In 2014, he spent five months developing young leaders in Saudi Arabia.

His career includes officer and management positions in Fortune 500 corporations as well as government agencies. He has the international distinction of being one of only a few who is certified by three international human resources organizations—Association for Talent Development (ATD), International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI), and Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). He is a published author of several articles and co-authored the book Real World Teambuilding Strategies That Work (Insight Publishing). In 2018, he released his first edition of Literally Virtually: Making Virtual Teams Work. (Child of the Prairie Publishing).

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Since the COVID-19 pandemic, more people are working virtually than ever and often with team members spread around the world. To become high-performing, these individuals require unprecedented levels of communication, accountability, and shared expertise. We can help!

Our workshops and presentations can be delivered as webinars, live online virtual workshops, and one-day seminars to multiple-day sessions.
Take a look at summaries of our current offerings.

Leading from a Distance: Best Practices for Virtual Teams (webinar)

Working from home has become a necessity, yet many leaders have had little training and limited experience building and leading high-performance remote work teams. In this 60-minute webinar, Lee shares a discussion on what he's learned over the past ten years about the remote workforce and best practices for leading virtual teams.

Preparing for a Remote Workforce (webinar)

You’ve read the headlines! To curtail the spread of the COVID-19 virus, organizations are requesting and requiring employees to work from home. In this webinar as Lee shares inciteful tips and techniques for employees and managers who work remotely. Lee covers a variety of tips and techniques that human resource and talent development professionals, leaders, and managers can use to help remote employees be the most productive.

Strategies to Improve Global Virtual Team Performance (webinar)

Now, more employees are expected to work in virtual teams, making them possibly the most important way companies prioritize and coordinate work. Based on a worldwide study, leading cross-cultural teams is in the top 10 global leadership development competencies needed today. Yet, the practices of leading onsite teams fall short of the leadership required for dispersed teams. How prepared are your leaders to meet the challenges of leading in a global marketplace? We can help.

Leading from a Distance (workshop)

This advanced workshop provides virtual team leaders with tools to develop new strategies in leading their teams. Participants gain practical tools and skills to communicate, build trust, address cultural differences, and establish clear goals and team work processes. Apply research-based best practices to raise the performance of your virtual team.

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