Virtual Teams
Communication
Empowerment
Barriers
BONUS!!
100
Today, virtual teams are strengthened by this
What is Communication Technologies
100
Efficient meetings and encouraging independence are ways to avoid or reduce this challenge
What is Over-communication
100
A power that is difficult to give up when you are a manager
What is Control
100
The behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a particular social, ethnic, or age group.
What is Culture
100
Initially released in 2010, this feature on Apple products allows for video communication from anywhere cell phone service or internet is available
What is FaceTime
200
A way of "socializing at work" even when employees are spread across the globe, this kind of meeting enables employees to talk about non work related issues
What is Virtual Water Cooler
200
Choosing proper delivery methods and ensuring understanding in the receiver are ways to overcome this communication challenge
What is Misunderstanding
200
Identification based, knowledge based and Calculus Based are all levels of
What is Manager trust
200
If one or more members of a virtual team speaks a different language, this method can be effective in making sure messages are communicated properly
What is speed of delivery
200
This video calling feature allows for all members of virtual teams to see the same display on a monitor
What is ScreenShare
300
This term refers to the first stage of the Tuckman model, known as the first step when team building
What is Forming
300
Easier to achieve in a virtual team, this conflict resolution method is both unassertive and uncooperative
What is Avoiding
300
Recognition is a reward for what kind of need
What is Achievement
300
When employees are in different time zones, virtual teams can use this conflict resolution style, which sits in the middle of the Two Dimensional Model for conflict behavior
What is compromising
300
Introduced by Motorola in 1973, this device has allowed us to communicate from anywhere at any time
What is Mobile Phone
400
Managers must give more of this when delegating to employees because they do not interact with them as frequently as "in house" managers
What is Clarity
400
Listening and encouraging communication from employees can help overcome the challenge of
What is One-way communication
400
The learned needs theory model is named after this man
Who is McClelland
400
When giving feedback from a distance, including lots of information allows the employee to clearly understand the feedback. This is known as what kind of feedback
What is Media Rich
400
This form of transportation grew rapidly after WWII, and broke into the commercial market. It has allowed business to have clients all over the world and kick started managing from a distance
What is Aviation
500
Socialization can help a team to avoid this crippling issue
What is Isolation
500
Overcome communication barriers, planning for communication and planning for unplanned communication are considered ways to overcome
What is Less frequent interactions
500
What kind of trust is defined when a new member has higher trust towards co workers
What is Swift Trust
500
When managing from a distance, a manager must consider this barrier, where employees on virtual teams could be in different "zones"
What is Time
500
Organizations, individuals and the environment are changing at an exponential rate through a process called
What is Globalization