Managing remote teams

Some of the aspects that need special attention in managing remote teams
• Acknowledge cultural differences
• Time perception
• Flexible or solid agreements
• Indirect communication versus ‘say it as it is’
• Bosses need to agree versus delegated individual responsibility
• Written conformation versus telephone agreements
• Start with building a relationship versus start to define tasks
• Level of access to information held by higher levels
• Local versus global interests
• Language capabilities of team members