Boss Makes Decision without You

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You are attending a meeting with your virtual team.  Everything seems to be going well, and then the team leader mentions a decision she recently made about an interface element with another team.  She had attended a regular meeting of the other team and provided them with an update on the progress of your team. 
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Shared Team Identity on a Virtual Team is Possible

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  By Theresa Sigillito Hollema and Howard B. Esbin, PhD INTRODUCTION Whether you’re about to work with a virtual team or you’re already managing one, you likely know that the number one challenge is how to keep distant teammates connected, in tune, and motivated despite time zone spread and lack of traditional co-located benefits, i.e.,
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Measure Your Virtual Team to Improve Performance

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Leading a virtual team is challenging – geographic distance, communication using technology, building trust for collaboration, cultural differences, competing priorities and local distractions are just a few of the headaches virtual teams encounter.  Working on these issues as a team can have a beneficial impact and accelerate the team development process.  Now I offer two
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Is Your Virtual Open Door Policy Working?

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How effective are your communication channels with your virtual team?  Does bad news come to you quickly or are you often surprised? Have you invested in creating effective communication channels with your virtual team? Recently Surinder Kahai and I started the interview phase of our book writing process (on leading virtually across cultures) as a means
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