In many conversations, discussions and meetings, the language and words spoken generally do not convey the whole story. Some would say that only 10 to 20% of the message in... read more →
One of the most readily apparent challenges facing the development of a communications plan for any international project is determining the best way for the project to communicate across time... read more →
So, here is a question for you to ponder, do you have communications equality in your project? does your project and corporate hierarchy, structure and access to communications tools and... read more →
Within communications in international projects, one often overlooked facet which can be easily addressed, requires complex and committed effort and can cause substantial damage if handled badly is the management... read more →
For most of the time the virtual teams approach has been used in the modern industrial world, which is really since the internet and computer technology reached a point where... read more →
With natural disasters and disruptions seemingly occurring somewhere in the world every week, whether earthquake, flood, tornado or cyclone. In recognising this, I got to thinking about the way that international projects... read more →
The advent of the video conference should have marked a quantum change in the way international project coordination meetings are conducted, however, a combination of the technology initially being both... read more →
Marginalisation is a real problem faced by many if not all virtual teams at some point. However you structure your virtual work teams, you will almost always find some groups who feel... read more →
When you select and engage with an international partner for the execution of your projects, whether internal or external, what discussions do you have regarding strategic alignment of your goals,... read more →
We all have our little speech quirks, turns of phrase, specialist business and technical language and colloquialisms. They are the little things we often say without thinking, the things that... read more →