5.4 Explain Factors Which Impact On The Leadership Of A Virtual Team

Question 1

As members in a virtual team can be located in different time zones what is the effect on the team ?

Answer 1

Members in a virtual team may be located in different time zones therefore separating the team

Question 2

What is the affect of having a separated team in different time zones and what does that lead to ?

Answer 2

It makes it challenging to schedule meetings and collaborate as a team effectively , leading to delays and misalignment

Question 3

What is it important for the leader to do when a team is in different timezones and what should they employ ?

Answer 3

It is important for the leader to take time zone differences into consideration when scheduling meetings and employ communication strategies

Question 4

What does taken time zone differences into consideration and Employing communication strategies make sure and what does that reduce and improve ?

Answer 4

It make sure everyone in the team has the same opportunity to participate

Helping to reduce communication challengers and improve over tems cohesion

Question 5

What can a virtual team be made up of ?

Answer 5

A virtual team can be made up of people working from different countries with different cultural backgrounds and attitudes

Question 6

What can a virtual team made up of people working from different countries with different cultural background and attitudes lead to what they are brought together?

Answer 6

Bringing them together can lead to conflict

Question 7

Why may it be difficult for a team leader to lead a virtual team if they are working internationally and what would the project team have to do ?

Answer 7

Because it involves overcoming communication barriers and different cultural norms where the project team will need to be patient and understand different perspectives

Question 8

How can a team leader counteract the difficulties of leading a virtual team who are working internationally ?

Answer 8

The team leader would need to ensure that there are agreed and common work ethics and team customers and promote inclusivity and respecting different to foster understanding of each other

Question 9

Because communication can be difficult with a virtual team what will the leader need to agree and why ?

Answer 9

The leader will need to agree norms of communication to ensure that the same message can be understood by the different members of the team

Question 10

Why can ensuring that the same message can be understood by the different members of a virtual team be more challenging ?

Answer 10

Because the project manager may not be able to deliver the message in the same way or at the same time if the team is working in different time zones

Question 11

When communicating in a virtual team what is it important to consider ?

Answer 11

It is important to consider how to ensure consistency whilst adapting to the needs of a virtual team

Question 12

What are ways to consider how to ensure consistency whilst adapting to the needs of a virtual team ? And what can support this and examples ?

Answer 12

Perhaps by using a combination of methods and checking to ensure common understanding

Technologies can support this such as , virtual meetings , collaborative workspaces , emails , chat technology , calls etc.

Question 13

What are the different factors that impact a virtual team ?

Answer 13

Time zones
Diverse team
Communication.

Question 14

Members in a virtual team may be ________ in different ________ therefore __________ the team and making it _________ to ____________ and _____________________ leading to _________ and ________ . Therefore it is important for the leader to take __________ differences into _________ when ______________ and _________________________ making sure everyone one in the team has the _______ opportunity to _____________. Helping to reduce ______________ and improve ____________.

Answer 14

Located
Time zones
Separating
Challenging
Schedule meetings and collaborate effectively
Delay and misalignment
Time zone difference
Consideration and
Employ communication strategies
Same
Participate
Communication challenges
Improve overall team cohesion

Question 15

A virtual team can be made up of people working in __________ and with different ___________ backgrounds and ___________ and bringing them together can lead to ____________. Where it can be ______ for a leader to _________ a team that if the team is working ____________ as it involves _______________ and differing __________ where the project team will need to be _________ and understand ___________. To counteract this the team leader would need to __________ that there are _______ and _______ work _______ and team ________ and promote ____________ and ________ to foster _____________.

Answer 15

Different countries
Different cultural backgrounds and attitude
Conflict
Difficult
Lead
Internationally
Overcoming communication barriers
Differing cultural norms
Patients
Understand different perspectives
The leader will need to agree common work ethics and team customs
Promote inclusivity and respecting differences
To foster understanding of each other

Question 16

Communication can be ________ with a virtual team. The leader will need to agree ______________ to ensure that the ___________ can be _________ by all the different __________. This can be more _____________ in a virtual team as the team leader _____________ deliver the message in the _________ or at the ________ if the team is working in _____________. It is important to _______ how to _____________ whilst adapting to the _______________. Perhaps by using a _______________________ and checking to _________________. Technology can ________________ such as …………. Etc.

Answer 16

Difficult
Norms of communication
Same message
Understood
All the different members of the team
Challenging
May not be able
Same way or at the same time
Different time zone
Consider how to ensure consistency
Of virtual teams
Using a combination of communication methods or checking to ensure common understanding
Support this such as ,
Collaborative work space , virtual meetings , chat technology , calls , emails etc.