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 →
One of the most important tasks a project manager must perform to be effective in delivering their project is communicating down, communicating to inform, inspire and direct their team. It... read more →
For the majority of project personnel, in every project, on a hourly, daily, weekly or monthly basis, you will find yourself communicating up to one manager or another. You will need... read more →
In an earlier article I discussed the different levels of support and training offered by organisations to their people when deploying them onto international projects, either as expat's, or as home... read more →
Last week I posted an article titled "How Companies Develop International Communication Skills" where I discussed ways organisations can support their personnel when they are working in virtual team based projects... read more →