21st Century Work Life - Remote Working, Virtual Teams And Flexible Working

In this episode Pilar talks to Nancy Settle-Murphy about the challenges of working with people based in other countries. visit www.virtualnotdistant.com In the introduction, Pilar shares the different reasons why people might not be acting on feedback, or asking for clarification: Avoiding losing face Seeking harmony Unconditional respect for authority Lack of trust She mentions this previous episode with Hugo Messer on working in global teams: https://www.virtualnotdistant.com/podcasts/across-continents You can also listen to Nancy and Pilar’s previous conversation on “Facilitating Virtual Meetings”, https://www.virtualnotdistant.com/podcasts/facilitating-virtual-meetings A hierarchical view of the world: My way is the only way. How much is Headquarters imposing a way of working? “Assumptions in a way are shortcuts to finding a solution.” Should we be making generalisations and assumptions about how people work because they belong to one culture? Maybe it’s our best first guess… What areas of working life m