Love them or hate them, teleconferences are a part of the modern business landscape. Barely a week, or for some barely a day passes without them joining a teleconference. Often, upwards of a dozen participants are gather together from around the world, at various times of the day and night in... read more →
Aug
04
Jul
28
We are all products of our personal and cultural past. Everything we have seen, read, heard and experienced changes the way we see our own present and future, ultimately affecting how we perceive and judge others around us. Assimilate Whether our view of the world is as an inclusive and... read more →
Jul
21
Establishing and maintaining a safe and healthy work life balance is a challenge for many in the modern workplace. Getting this work life balance right when working across multiple time zones can be especially difficult. In this article we consider some ways to make sure you get the rest you... read more →
Jul
10
This article focuses on the ways in which outsourcing impacts virtual teams. It considers some of the managerial, business and social issues that are associated with moving from an internalized delivery model, to one where at least some part of a business is outsourced. What Is Outsourcing To provide some... read more →
Jun
30
This article focuses on the challenges of building a corporate culture when your business is geographically distributed. So, just how do you go about building a corporate culture in a virtual team environment? Building corporate culture in virtual teams is a question that comes up quite frequently in our discussions.... read more →
Jun
11
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 a futurist view to the future of work and the way that virtualisation, technology and the evolution of work and... read more →
May
05
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 then close with more positive feedback. While this method is valid in many English speaking cultures, it can also prove... read more →
Mar
24
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 organisations to efficiently share work between their various locations was extremely low. Some organisations tried to implement workshare practices but... read more →
Mar
03
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 trust is built and nurtured. However, building trust across cultures, between people who may never meet, or who meet for... read more →
Feb
17
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 build a team and maintain a collegiate environment for personnel to operate. There are fundamentally two different approaches that can... read more →