everybody is on a team these days. everything is accomplished with collaboration. those sound like great ideas. and they really can be.
anyways, now the debate shifts not on whether or not to work on teams, but how to work on teams.
business has demanded collaborative online technology. it can make existing processes more efficient and highlight new collaborations that were cost prohibitive before. how can we make these virtual teams a winner? the answer is by making them as technologically advanced as possible, but at the same time, trying to keep as many elements of a real life team meeting as possible.
to win over those reluctant to go virtual, they need to be convinced there are many positives and few drawbacks. that is--virtual teams are cheaper and can lead to better ideas by exploiting new relationships. these are a new type of relationships though. they are all business. it is an environment where only the most productive will thrive and only the most efficient methods of communication are embraced.
and to those concerned about less face-to-face time, you can meet some co-workers outside of work at a nice restaurant because you will have saved time and increased the bottom line. oh, you say you won't because you didn't actually like those people in the first place? exactly.
change can be tough, but it must be embraced. those who are the most successful are simply the most adaptable.
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"these are a new type of relationships though. they are all business. it is an environment where only the most productive will thrive and only the most efficient methods of communication are embraced"
Your point ressonates with something I have been thinking about recently. While most of us in class are Kogod majors or minors, we all have the basic classes and some knowledge about business. Understanding business or knowing about core concepts seems to be a necessity nowadays. Therefore, it would be interesting to see how teams in their respective industries deal with virtual teams...do they think about using them as often as business or IT students do? WHile they may not know how exactly to get it working or set up, what are their views on these new technological advances... do the industries not matter or seperate our views?
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