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Year of the Remote Leader

Posted on January 4, 2021 by Theresa Sigillito Hollema
As we review and give labels to 2020, I nominate Year of the Remote Leader.  During 2020, the number of leaders of remote teams increased exponentially, as many tried to determine what that meant.  The first phase felt like whiplash as leaders tried to locate their team, ensure they were ok, and learn how to
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Posted in Leadership Development, Team Development, Working Virtually

The Lonely Isolate on Thanksgiving

Posted on December 3, 2020 by Theresa Sigillito Hollema
For years I have been the lonely isolate on Thanksgiving in my geographically dispersed family. I live in the Netherlands and the rest of my family in the US. At the beginning of our virtual holidays, I would try to get their attention by calling or sending emails, but these efforts were futile as my family
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Posted in Team Development, Working Virtually

Distance Does NOT Make the Heart Grow Fonder

Posted on October 16, 2020 by Theresa Sigillito Hollema
Geographic distance can lead to psychological distance.  Generally, the further away colleagues are, the less connected we may feel.  Cultural differences may also lead to psychological distance because we feel closer to people who are similar or who work in a way that makes sense to us. If we feel psychologically distant from our colleagues,
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Posted in Leadership Development, Team Development, Working Virtually

Task-Technology Fit for Seamless Team Communication

Posted on April 14, 2020 by Theresa Sigillito Hollema
How virtual teams effectively use communication tools. We have all been in a meeting that should have been an email.  And we have all read email exchanges that should have been meetings.  As communication tools are the backbone of virtual work, virtual teams benefit from understanding the characteristics of the various tools and agreeing on
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Posted in General, Team Development, Working Virtually

Mis-diagnosing Virtual Collaboration

Posted on February 14, 2020 by Theresa Sigillito Hollema
Sometimes looking from a different angle makes the difference.   For years I have pondered the key ingredients to make an offshoring structure in a company a success.  By offshoring I mean the centralization of a function in one location (ie., Shared Service Center, Center of Excellence, R&D Center) with internal customers or colleagues around the
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Posted in Team Development, Working Virtually

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