by | | Remote Teams, Strategic Alignment, Training, Coaching
How is working remotely with others different from the co-located face-to-face settings we are used to? The main difference lies in the fact that projects have become very complex. As companies and organizations become international, project teams become more and more...
by | | Communication, Facilitation, Virtual Leadership
Intercultural communication has been a topic in teams and organisations for quite some time. Still, in recent years the situation has changed and now requires a different approach to dealing with cultural differences. Until only a few years ago, most members of a team...
by | | Communication, Strategic Alignment
Im Rahmen eines Beratertreffens mit Kolleginnen und Kollegen neulich in Hamburg hatte ich die Gelegenheit, über verteilte Organisations- und Teamsituationen zu diskutieren. Verteilt arbeitende und lebende Menschen arbeiten und kommunizieren hauptsächlich über...
by | | Collaboration Digest
Two high tech companies have been in the news these last weeks: Amazon for leadership practices that some of us thought long gone, and, on the other side of the spectrum, Netflix, which just announced unlimited parental leave for its employees. The discussion about...
by | | Communication, Strategic Alignment, Virtual Leadership
Im Post “Social is out” habe ich den derzeitigen Implementierungsstand der Social Business Aktivitäten in Organisationen zusammengefasst. Es zeigt sich, dass es in Unternehmen und anderen Organisation inzwischen eine Reihe von Aktivitäten mit sicher unterschiedlichen...
by | | Strategic Alignment
Da geht es schon los: Welchen Begriff wählt man für das, um das es hier geht? Das generischste, was mir dazu einfällt ist, ist eine Beschreibung:“Kommunikation mit Hilfe des Internets”. Aber das verkauft sich natürlich nicht. Je nach Entwicklungsstand des Themas (Web...
by | | Facilitation, Virtual Meetings
Many problems with virtual meetings arise from technical difficulties relating to internet connection, and audio and video quality. The most common problems can be...
by | | Facilitation, Virtual Meetings
Real time meetings are touch points for team members: they raise attention levels and focus energy. When I know that I have a meeting next Wednesday and that the team has agreed on some deliverables, this is usually something that has a considerable binding force....
by | | Virtual Leadership
The last 10 years have seen the rise of social online tools. It has become very easy to connect and stay connected over large distances and across time. We have found our high school buddies again and are given the means to stay in touch with them and everyone we...
by | | Collaboration Digest, Collaboration Tools
Group chat is the future for virtual teams What do you think when you hear the word chat? Do you see yourself chatting with your colleagues? Whether your initial reaction is positive or negative, fact is, that chats are becoming the single most important means of...