Quotable Quotes: Virtual Teams

Aug 22, 2014 3 Min Read
Virtual Teams
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Amazing Inspiration Quotes on Virtual Teams and Working Virtually
“To master the virtual equation and make all the elements work together, you have to become the connector … You may need to shift gears, perform ream tune-ups, realign, and refuel your team’s energy along the way.” – Yael Zofi


“Whether to extend their talent pool, appeal to a younger workforce, or for sustainability, my prediction is that the term ‘virtual manager’ will have a short shelf-life. All management will be, at least in part, virtual.” – Kristi Hedges

“However, to make virtual teamwork work this well, you’ll need to move your team to a new set of behaviours, not just to a new generation of technology, with human engagement as the first priority.” – Keith Ferrazzi


“When you meet your workmates by the water cooler or photocopier every day, you know instinctively who you can and cannot trust. In a geographically distributed team, trust is measured almost exclusively in terms of reliability.” – Erin Meyer

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“You can’t play ping pong together, so you build a more tight-knit culture through deeper, shared values.” – Walter Chen

"The virtual screen is a window to a world of opportunities, friendships and to access the beauty and wonder of the world together. In this hyper-connected world, working virtually is a great opportunity for global teams and talents from across the world to collaborate and do great things seamlessly together - Roshan Thiran


One of the wonderful things about the information highway is that virtual equity is far easier to achieve than real-world equity...We are all created equal in the virtual world and we can use this equality to help address some of the sociological problems that society has yet to solve in the physical world. - Bill Gates, Founder of Microsoft

“We like to give people the freedom to work where they want, safe in the knowledge that they have the drive and expertise to perform excellently, whether they at their desk or in their kitchen. Yours truly has never worked out of an office, and never will.” — Richard Branson


“Not finance, not strategy. Not technology. It is teamwork that remains the ultimate competitive advantage, both because it is so powerful and rare.” – Patrick Lencioni

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