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CHAPTER 21

Remote Teams

The COVID-19 pandemic mandated that much of what is done in teams be conducted with members in remote locations. To call these distributed groups a team is inconsistent with what most of us think of as a team, yet it is a coordinated effort and fits the definition of a team.

Interestingly, Yael Zofi (2012) wrote a book titled A Manager’s Guide to Virtual Teams long before the pandemic began, because with globalization of business, distributed teams were becoming more commonplace. But how do you define a team?

A team is a group of individuals who work together to produce a result and enjoy doing so.

I personally don’t see ...

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