In last week’s post, I wrote about what it takes to become a virtual CEO , after speaking with Chris Ducker of Virtual Business Lifestyle. During our conversation, Ducker also shared his tips for keeping a virtual team happy and motivated. Spend time together as a team. Treat your team members like family. MORE >>

A challenge of managing a virtual team is getting timely and thorough input and participation from team members. One way to ensure everyone has their say — or is at least given the opportunity to provide input — is to apply some principles of crowdsourcing to internal team communications. MORE >>

It can be hard to feel connected and on the same page with employees and team members, especially when working remotely. By finding ways to relate to the people on your team, you can improve communications , build better connections and create an even stronger organization. Relating to Your Team. Ask the Big Questions. Stories. MORE >>

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. rebranded my virtual consultancy with my long-time friend Monique Elwell to create Conversify. Don’t knock virtual worlds. MORE >>

Among technologists, futurists and those working at cutting-edge companies, virtual teams and the realities of remote work may be fairly old news. It also enabled more people to tie into virtual meetings via various types of collaboration programs and online tools. If so, should they be paid extra for it? MORE >>