Ten top tips for running a global team

Ten top tips for running a global team

Ten top tips for running a global team How do you manage a team you can’t see, you don’t know and who are separated by time zones, language, culture and regulations? Welcome to the challenge of leading a global team. Meet your team. Even the most high tech firms find...
Making Global Teams Work

Making Global Teams Work

Making Global Teams Work Many people have written about globalisation, global strategy, global organisation and culture. No one has looked at the plumbing of how globalisation actually works. Global Teams, out next week, is the first book to do this. Here is what it...
The challenge of global teams: friction

The challenge of global teams: friction

The challenge of global teams: friction Global teams face the same challenge as global supply chains:  friction. Friction in a supply is like throwing sand in the engine of a car: everything seizes up very fast. Lean manufacturing means that a hold up for customs,...
Why global teams require exceptional leaders

Why global teams require exceptional leaders

Why global teams require exceptional leaders Leading any team is hard work. Here are ten ways in which a global team puts even greater demands on the team leader. Expectations are higher. You are not competing against the talent pool in your local office. You are...