Virtual Teams Book: Setting out as a Virtual Team… extract from Chapter 1
October 15, 2021Progress since the last post Since my last post, I have been working on Chapter 1 which is all about setting out as a Virtual Team. It’s been very rewarding to work on this chapter as it include a first hand account of the key milestones I experienced leading a team from the office to working remotely and I enjoyed re-reading some of the posts one month, six months and a year into the process. It was useful to reflect on how much the reality a few years later meets with the expectations I had at the beginning and what…
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Maren Deepwell
Charity CEO in EdTech. Ethical, open leadership. Feminist. She/her
