Every organisation, whether for profit or not for profit, large or small needs a strategic plan, yet many either don't believe they need one, have one that has not been... read more →
Communication styles, by which I mean the individual's preferred or default manner of communicating, can have a great influence on their ability to be effective in communicating in virtual team... read more →
One of the first things to consider when setting up a new project in the modern working environment is how the team will be structured. Historically, it was simply a... read more →
One of the most demanding and complex tasks in a large virtual teams project is that of interface management. This work is typically undertaken by someone with a title such as 'interface... read more →
Turnover of personnel in an organisation is always a problem, personnel join, learn the ways the company does its business, meet and work with their colleagues in the organisation and... read more →
Ambiguity is a curse in almost any business environment. Dealing with uncertainty in most endeavours can be frustrating for all concerned, but managing ambiguity in virtual teams is one of the... read more →
Continuing the discussions of cultural diversity in virtual teams, the cultural concept of uncertainty avoidance is that each regional or national group has a level of uncertainty they expect in... read more →
Continuing the series of posts on cultural diversity in virtual teams, I will next discuss the concept of individuality. The impact of individuality in a cultural sense can be important... read more →
Continuing the series of posts that began with a brief overview of cultural diversity in virtual teams , Long Term Orientation sits along with Power Distance, Individuality, Cultural Masculinity and Uncertainly Avoidance as one of... read more →
Continuing the discussion and series of posts in cultural diversity in virtual teams, I will next turn to the concept of cultural masculinity. The impact of the level of masculinity... read more →