Several years ago, we started using the words “hybrid teams” to describe a team where there are some people working in a physical office and there are some people who work virtually outside of the office. And while we started using this word well before the pandemic made it a household term, we believe that […]
What’s Different Leading at a Distance
In (important) ways, leading is leading, regardless of where you and those you lead are located. In all cases, as a leader, you are moving toward a goal, and are moving in the direction of that goal with and through the efforts of other people. And yet for all the ways that leadership is the […]
Four More Ideas for Leaders of Virtual Teams
Several weeks ago, I wrote a post with seven keys to leading virtual teams. In the time since I published that post, I have received even more questions about the challenges of leading and managing remote or virtual teams. What was once the territory of geographically dispersed sales teams is now a reality for people […]
Seven Keys to Leading Virtual Teams
Until recently, when people thought of the word team, they thought of a group of people working together in close proximity. This applied to any sort of team – be it sports or work. Of course, the world looks different now. While sports teams still need to compete on the same field or floor, working […]