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Brain Break: Understanding the Influence of Brain Functions on Organizational Effectiveness
T+D Magazine
June 2010
Ken Buch

To operate most effectively and efficiently, our brains need time to recharge and take a break from the demands of our “go-go-go” work culture. Learn more about how brain functions affect organizational effectiveness and what leaders can do to ensure employees are operating at peak performance.

Developing and Leading Successful Virtual Project Teams

Richard S. Avery, PMP

Management Concepts

As a result of global competition, technological advances, and increasing travel expenses, many project team members now work in “virtual teams” that transcend distance, time zones, and organizational boundaries. Virtual teams have evolved as a way to work across geographical boundaries and utilize team members for their competencies, not just their physical location. Virtual teams are a benefit and a necessity to organizations and will become more, not less, prevalent. According to Rad and Levin (2003), global projects with virtual teams have emerged as the vehicle by which the cost and duration of projects can be reduced while still maintaining a reasonable control on the quality and scope of projects. More.