With all of the buzz around the recent release of the movie adaptation of Andy Weir's book "The Martian",... read more →
Engineering projects are one of the largest adopters of virtual teams. Companies such as Boeing, Airbus and Shell among others have been adopters of the use of distributed teams or workshare, as they often... read more →
In life, as in business, a strong personal network is critically important to a person's effectiveness. This need is amplified when the person is working in a distributed or virtual... read more →
The 30th September is International Podcast Day, a day when podcasters around the world are celebrating their art and craft. As such it seemed appropriate that this post should consider the... read more →
Arriving in a new country or culture is something every traveler and expat experiences differently. For some, the expat experience is full of excitement at the new experiences and opportunities afforded... read more →
There are a number of different communication technologies available to the modern project manager to interface with and coordinate their virtual project teams. The technologies range from standard email communications, whether one to... read more →
In many of my conversations, the topic of self awareness among project personnel comes up. It comes up both in general and most specifically as a major contributor to the development of successful... read more →
Communication failures in organisations expose the business to many risks including; rework, high rejection rates of output, schedule blowouts, cost over runs and higher than normal involuntary turnover of personnel.... read more →
For anyone working in a team based project environment, be it co-located or virtual, single or multi cultural, developing a comprehensive communication toolkit, one comprising different communication styles and skills,... read more →
Leading a team is hard. Leading a virtual team is even harder. Leading a virtual team, where members are spread across multiple geographic locations, adds additional management complexity including; managing across time... read more →