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Deconstructing the Paradoxes of Virtual Team Leadership

Deconstructing the Paradoxes of Virtual Team Leadership

I recently read an article by Line Dube and Daniel Robey entitled “Surviving the paradoxes of virtual teamwork”.  The authors, through their research, determined five paradoxes that are prevalent in the realm of virtual teamwork.  They then made some suggestions for dealing with each paradox. In the rest of this post I will: List the authors’ five paradoxes and their… Read more →

The Leading Virtually Digest, December 27, 2008

The Leading Virtually Digest, December 27, 2008

What: ReadWriteWeb article about a report from Forterra Systems about virtual worlds being more effective than audio and web conferencing (also see related Business Wire release from Forterra Systems) Posts it is related to: Wonderland: A Tool for Online Collaboration, Rethinking the Value of Virtual Worlds for Virtual Team Collaboration Bottom line: Pilots with Forterra’s virtual world product OLIVE (On-Line… Read more →

New Year's Resolution: Be Happy!

New Year’s Resolution: Be Happy!

  It is that time of the year when people begin thinking about their new year’s resolutions. We often resolve to change our habits, thinking that the changes will make us more successful and our success, in turn, will make us happier. During the past decade, new research has emerged on the issue of the relationship between success and happiness…. Read more →

The Leading Virtually Digest, December 21, 2008

The Leading Virtually Digest, December 21, 2008

What: USA Weekend article on using email to motivate someone Posts to which it is related: Using Virtual Worlds for Leadership Development, The Leading Virtually Digest April 25, 2008 (see the last item), The Mind Has a Body of Its Own Bottom line: How do I motivate someone over email? This is a question that leaders of virtual teams often… Read more →

How Virtual Worlds May Help Leadership Development

How Virtual Worlds May Help Leadership Development

In August, Betsy wrote a post on the potential of virtual worlds for leadership development.  In that post she mentioned the benefits and opportunities available for leadership development in game-based virtual worlds, such as World of Warcraft, and non-game virtual worlds. She mentioned visualization in virtual worlds as one aspect that can enable leadership training through behavior change and “stickiness”… Read more →

The Leading Virtually Digest, December 12, 2008

The Leading Virtually Digest, December 12, 2008

What: Research article from the Journal of Applied Psychology on antecedents of coworker trust Posts to which it is related: Transfer of Trust in Virtual Team Collaboration, Building Trust in Virtual Teams, Manipulate Perceptions to Improve Performance in Virtual Teams Bottom line: Trust between the members of a virtual team is an important requirement for team performance.  How can a leader… Read more →

Training to Get More From Your Virtual Team

A few weeks back, Surinder posted quick tips that virtual team leaders could use to deal with pressures to make their virtual teams more productive. I believe that sponsors and leaders of virtual team projects ought to also focus on another thing: training. While the times are challenging because of pressures to cut down costs, we strongly believe that the… Read more →

The Leading Virtually Digest, December 5, 2008

What: NYTimes Maureen O’Dowd column on outsourcing in the news industry. Post to which it relates: Culture Matters in Virtual Teams, Implicit Communication and Culture: What it Means for Leading Virtual Teams, Promoting Cooperation Among Subgroups in Virtual Teams, So Far and Yet So Near Bottom line:  O’Dowd talks about a couple in Pasadena, CA who run a small newspaper. … Read more →

Virtual Teams Challenges And Solutions

The Leading Virtually blog contains many articles that virtual team leaders are likely to find useful for effective team performance. But the articles are arranged chronologically, with the most recent ones appearing first. We believe that our readers would benefit if we took our blog posts and organized them on the basis of issues that virtual teams face during different… Read more →