In an effort to better understand the dynamics of distributed teams, I decided to interview my own virtual team members at the social media marketing agency I co-own, Conversify. wanted to move beyond my own personal preferences and opinions, both as a virtual worker for the last eight years and as a co-founder of a virtual company. MORE >>

We all know that we can achieve more in a good team than we can alone. But in many teams, that idea is misappropriated to mean that teams should necessarily move more quickly than individuals can. When viewed in this context, the shorter timeframes implied by the increased capacity in a team must necessarily expand. MORE >>

Every tech company tries to hire the best talent available, but there is a lot more to building a great team than just putting a group of talented individuals in a room. ve worked on a number of teams and witnessed varying degrees of cohesion. Each new hire should increase the team’s quality. Everyone gets a veto. MORE >>

If you are a remote member of a virtual team, you’re responsible for doing the role that you have been contracted for — maybe that is writing, design, programming, or something else. But for your virtual team to flourish, you need to take on other roles as well. This is especially true if you are the only remote member your team. MORE >>

It’s one thing to work in a team with one or two off-site members. But what about entirely dispersed teams, where none of the members are located in the same office? To get it right, team leaders need to consider the interplay of three crucial factors: frequency, transparency, and variability. Frequency. Transparency. MORE >>