The question of what the future of work will look like is one that comes up regularly when discussing virtual teams, as such, in this article I will try to apply... read more →
Much of the management guidance used in western businesses for delivering employee feedback suggests that the best approach is to say something good, followed by commenting on an area for improvement... read more →
The concept of workshare is one that has arrived in the workforce progressively over the past two decades. Prior to the advent of high speed internet communications, the ability of... read more →
Trust is fundamental to any relationship, whether it is business or personal. If there is no trust between partners, things will not run as smoothly as they do when the... read more →
One of the questions that comes up frequently around virtual teams is the issue of team building, how, when the personnel are distributed across a number of locations, can you... read more →
When establishing a virtual team, or when moving between cultures for business, team composition diversity can present some difficulties for both new and experienced managers and team members. In many... read more →
It's been said that the eight most frightening words in international business are "I'm from head office, I'm here to help". The fear that an impending visit from head office can... read more →
This post considers how the 2015 movie The Water Diviner, directed by and staring Russell Crowe (@RussellCrowe) as Connor, and co staring Olga Kurylenko (@OlyaKurylenko) as Ayshe and Yilmaz Erdogan (@YilmazErdogan) as Major Hasan, with a... read more →
There are a great many ways in which organisations can get into trouble with their virtual teams, many of them, taken in isolation, will not cause too large a problem,... read more →
Communications in virtual team environments can sometimes feel like navigating a minefield with an out of date map, you know where many of the issues lie but there is always a... read more →