Leadership in Virtual Teams
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Leadership is responsible for setting the tone and atmosphere in terms of behavior, trust and professionalism among VT members.
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Leaders may also set the shared mental model, by which team members may adopt to develop a sense of unity, values & alignment.
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Diversity is an intrinsic feature of virtual global teams, taking into account a variety of categories (age, gender, culture, skills, etc.)
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Leaders overseeing diverse groups should be aware of the composition of their teams, their customs and motivations.
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When dealing with team conflict, awareness of diversity composition may become part solution relating to latent conflict condition (i.e. "getting to the heart of the matter").