HBR's 10 Must Reads on Creative Teams Collection (7 Books)

Global Teams That Work

by Tsedal Neeley

TO SUCCEED IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY TODAY, more and more companies are relying on a geographically dispersed workforce. They build teams that offer the best functional expertise from around the world, combined with deep, local knowledge of the most promising markets. They draw on the benefits of international diversity, bringing together people from many cultures with varied work experiences and different perspectives on strategic and organizational challenges. All this helps multinational companies compete in the current business environment.

But managers who actually lead global teams are up against stiff challenges. Creating successful work groups is hard enough when everyone is local and people share ...