In Focus/Virtual Teams: Improving Performance by Emulating the Best

Darleen DeRosa

Organizations in recent years have made significant investments in virtual teams (sometimes called geographically dispersed or geographically distributed teams), but there is evidence that many of these teams are not reaching their full potential. With this in mind, organizations need to better assess the performance of their virtual teams and proactively take steps to enhance their effectiveness.

To address this challenge, OnPoint Consulting—which focuses on helping companies close the gap between strategy and execution through practical, research-based solutions—recently conducted a study of forty-eight virtual teams in sixteen organizations across a variety ...

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