by Elizabeth Harrin | May 16, 2022 | Glossary, Stakeholders, This article contains affiliate links., virtual teams
“Virtuality…is a critique on how work gets done,” writes Thomas P. Wise in his book, Trust in Virtual Teams. Before I read the book, I defined a virtual team as one that was split over several locations. If the team was physically located together, then they weren’t...
by Elizabeth Harrin | Mar 20, 2022 | How To, Stakeholders, This article contains affiliate links., virtual teams
When I was working in France, my Indian colleagues rang to tell us they were being sent home after office buildings in Bangalore were damaged: the death of Indian film legend Rajkumar had prompted spontaneous violence amongst mourners on the streets. Another time, I...
by Elizabeth Harrin | Mar 14, 2020 | Books, Stakeholders, This article contains affiliate links., virtual teams
Leading Effective Virtual Teams is an odd book. It’s a bit like a series of very dense magazine articles as every chapter is heavy with bullet-pointed lists of top tips and guidelines. It reads very differently to other books, but it’s very effective given what Nancy...
by Elizabeth Harrin | Mar 13, 2020 | Books, Stakeholders, This article contains affiliate links., virtual teams
Trust matters because it helps build a resilient project team. Trust helps get things done. Trusted team members not only do only what is asked, but what the project needs them to do, because they know that the project manager will trust their decisions and actions. ...