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 →
There are times in every virtual teams project, when there is little real substitute for a face to face meeting. Getting everyone, or at least a majority of the project’s... read more →
Communication skills are one of those things most of us all believe we have developed pretty much by the time we have learnt to talk and write, however, the real skills of an... read more →
For most people, coming to terms with all of the changes involved when moving to a new country and experiencing new cultures and the culture shock associated with the move... read more →
Quite some time ago, I began thinking about how best to help senior, and generally very busy managers improve their communications abilities when running or working in virtual team environments. These... read more →
In the Knowledge Age, being a professional requires much more than a qualification or ‘know how’. Every industry has a mix of practitioners and professionals; regardless of whether they are... read more →
I am going to conclude this short series of articles on communications and directions of communication in project teams, which began with communicating down and communication up, with this, the third and... read more →