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One World, One Team: Aligning a Globally Distributed Team for Success
The document discusses the challenges of aligning globally distributed teams and provides strategies for overcoming these challenges to achieve high performance. Globally distributed teams face unique issues like cultural differences, communication barriers, and lack of face-to-face time. To perform at their best, these teams need shared vision, goals, accountability, and clearly defined roles and responsibilities. The document outlines tools for fostering collaboration, managing differences, and aligning performance metrics to meet business objectives.
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- 1. One World, OneTeam Aligning a Globally Distributed Team for Success Carol Hernandez Suparna Sinha Roy
- 2. What characterizes aglobal team? Spans across space, organizations. Shares responsibility for outcome. Relies on technology to interact.
- 3. Global Virtual Teamsface unique challenges Cultural differences. Communication barriers. Lack of face to face time.
- 4. Team alignment isessential for high performance Shared vision and goals. Shared sense of accountability. Strategically mapped roles and responsibilities.
- 5. Toolbox to AlignGlobal Teams for Success Foster “one team” collaboration and accountability Manage differences to drive innovation and performance Align performance drivers to meet business results
- 6. Foster “One Team”Collaboration and Accountability Communicate. Build Trust. Establish clear leadership roles.
- 7. Manage Differences toDrive Innovation and Performance Use supportive communication strategies. Foster cultural fluency. Enable effective information exchange.
- 8. Align Performance Driversto Meet Business Results Individual and team scorecards. Process and outcome based assessments. Team performance based awards.
- 9. At the end,it is all about making connections What are you doing to connect with your team?
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