The Daily Dose

What if successful collaboration among globally distributed and culturally diverse teams depended less on the right mix of technologies and more on each team member’s sense of worldliness? Chatting, messaging, conferencing and file-sharing programs make it easier to get work done over long distance. But there are many more – and often more subtle – barriers to effective collaboration than software or hardware. New insights into human interaction can help companies with global markets diminish these barriers. Beware misinterpreted signs and symbols Some of these barriers are more external, if no less difficult to manage. For instance, in the US the image of a…

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