CHAPTER 8Virtual Teams and the Future

What will virtual teams look like in the future? With the workplace undergoing change at the speed of light, we may have to consult science fiction for a possible answer. Will colleagues sit in their offices in front of incredibly complex machines? Or will we become officeless human beings, performing our jobs while wearing personal networks? I have had multiple discussions about the “death” of the workplace and the “birth” of the virtual space, and you may have as well.

Technology is so embedded in the workplace that we take its marvels for granted, yet the human adjustment is still in a state of flux. This is the reality you face, and leading successfully requires a new set of skills in light of voluminous ...

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