83% now work in virtual or cross-functional teams

New research published by Ashridge Business School in their Ashridge Management Index shows 83% of respondents are managing or working in cross-functional and virtual teams

This way of working is now commonplace - it is the new “normal” way of working

However less than half felt their organisation provides sufficient support for virtual working. (only 33% in public sector)

We have been running virtual teams training for 16 years now after pioneering virtual teams training, yet we still see many organizations who do not reflect this reality in their team training or have programs that are basic teamwork skills unchanged since the 70s with a couple of slides added on working through technology.

Virtual teams are more than this and require some different tools and mindsets - it about time our skills caught up with the reality of this “normal” way of working.

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