Cultural diversity is something that is never far away in any discussion of virtual teams. Culture must be considered in the planning of any virtual team in much the same way as cultural fit should be considered in hiring a new employee for a co-located team. There are, of course many different forms... read more →
Jul
23
Jul
21
OK, I'll come clean right at the start, this post has nothing to do with the zombie's depicted by popular fiction, I am not going to be discussing employees who have recently risen from the dead and who will wander the halls of your project leaving a trail of body... read more →
Jul
19
We are delighted to say that we have just had a guest post published on Actionmint. The post is a discussion on managing communications in distributed teams written by Francis Norman. Please do check out their website, it has some excellent articles, and of course please do read our post... read more →
Jul
15
Establishing virtual teams can often seem like a relatively simple process, and as such many organisations jump in without really taking the time to plan things out, their process seems to be as follows; Identify that you believe you need a virtual team Determine where is going to be most... read more →
Jul
01
When virtual teams are part of an organisations strategy, say, to build a global footprint without too much unnecessary duplication of skills, the organisation has a vision that includes the use of their virtual teams and as such personnel forming part of those teams know the value they bring and... read more →
Jun
04
A number of organisations I have spoken with have faced issues relating to the travel costs associated with running virtual teams. Often they have only recently moved to a distributed team approach and, in doing so, have not considered the virtual team travel costs associated with maintaining strong communications and... read more →
May
23
I am incredibly excited to have had my research extensively quoted in an excellent article "The tyranny of distance" published in the May and June 2014 edition of "Project Manager" the journal of the Australian Institure of Project Management. The article was written by Leanne Mezrani. The full magazine is... read more →
May
18
Marginalisation is an issue which reaches across much of modern society, individuals and groups are intentionally or unintentionally excluded from discussions or participation for any number of reasons. In workplaces it is not uncommon for individuals to feel marginalised and excluded from discussions in their offices and social settings whether... read more →
May
12
Communicating with peers, managers and subordinates in virtual or distributed team environments is a challenging area to understand. But, with some thought and planning, communicating with those you can't see can be structured in such a way as to give very effective and meaningful results across the whole of the... read more →
May
07
The development of the modern, more advanced, lower cost and faster forms of electronic communication that enabled organisations to move toward the use of virtual teams, has, I believe also led to an environment where individuals and organisations are, in many ways, more distant from each other than ever before. ... read more →