Global virtual teams have become essential in any organization in the past decade, but communication, cultural, and coordination issues often affect their performance. Trust is essential for team success, especially in global virtual teams. This book explores how leadership can establish and maintain trust in global virtual teams to improve cooperation and performance. It suggests that leaders should invest in trust by realizing the ethical focal point do no (illegitimate) harm realized by showing respect, providing orientation, setting framework conditions, and acting as role models with trustworthy behavior and consistent communication.
Introduction.- Understanding Global Virtual Teams and
Leadership.- Bringing in Trust into Global Virtual Leadership.- Conclusion.
Dr. Lili Jassemi is the co-founder and CEO of Avantgardist Institut, a value-driven research and educational platform that supports leaders, teams, and organizations to achieve optimal performance based on 'trust' and collaboration. This books content serves as the blueprint for Avantgardist Instituts work which has elaborated the D3 trust journey (digital, diverse, decentral) based on D3 experiential learning using unique human and digital networks.
