This post considers how the 2015 movie The Water Diviner, directed by and staring Russell Crowe (@RussellCrowe) as Connor, and co staring Olga Kurylenko (@OlyaKurylenko) as Ayshe and Yilmaz Erdogan (@YilmazErdogan) as Major Hasan, with a... read more →
Communications in virtual team environments can sometimes feel like navigating a minefield with an out of date map, you know where many of the issues lie but there is always a... read more →
On the surface, the issue of language in virtual teams can seem like a relatively simple one to deal with, for many managers it is a case of nominating a common... read more →
The use of video conference equipment and the ability to hold effective video conference meetings is a skill that is essential in many modern organisations. The video conference takes many... read more →
The most common form of synchronous communication available and used by virtual teams everywhere is the conference call, often referred to as the teleconference though for the purposes of this... read more →
From time to time, I come across a senior leader, manager or owner in a organisation who will happily tell me what a great and effective communicator they are. That, when... 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 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 →
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 →
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... read more →