Chapter 12Build and Lead Distributed Teams
Teams can provide higher productivity, ingenuity, and creativity than the sum of their individual members. More importantly, in today’s world many projects can be delivered only by strong, cohesive teams. And when it comes to running outsourcing engagements, turning disparate individual contributors into one high performance team is critical to success.
Converting a group of individuals into a team is not a trivial task, but if you’re successful, the return on investment more than justifies the effort. The good news is that even small steps in team building yield increased productivity and reduced risk. So let’s take a look at how we should build and lead distributed teams.
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