It is quite unusual for me to come across a business book that has a strong relevance to the leadership and operation of virtual teams, but Team of teams: new... read more →
I often come across organisations that choose to skip the set up phase of their project, diving straight into virtual team execution without deciding if it is right for their organisation... read more →
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... read more →
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... read more →
Understanding Virtual Team Interaction In Large Complex Resource Projects, F G Norman, D Pick, Managing Complex Projects Conference stream of Engineers Australia Convention, Melbourne November 2014 Background This paper was presented in the... read more →
Despite much discussion on the subject, a single clear and concise definition of just what a virtual team is does not really exist. Some will use the term to describe any... 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 →
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 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 →
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... read more →