By Chris Nial I’m lucky to work a group of talented people I truly respect and admire. Even though our office is based in a small Welsh village, on any given day we work on projects that put us in touch with our vast network of associates and colleagues based in five continents and over […]
All about crowdsourcing
By Chris Nial Crowdsourcing, a merge of the words “crowd” and “outsourcing”, is a product of the unique work culture that exists in our world today – a work culture in which space and time place no limitations on who we work with, when, and how. Matt H. Evans, in his article “The Power of […]
Standing Around the Water Cooler… in a Virtual World
By Chris Nial In a world where there are so many ways to connect, how do people really connect – human being to human being? I found myself thinking about this on my way to work this morning. I’ve had a chance to visit many different work cultures in many different countries, and what I […]
Ask Chris 3: Collaborative work on documents
Tips, tricks, advice, and answers for the 21stcentury global workspace. Dear Chris, I have a specific question about working with colleagues in multiple locations. When we are all working on the same document, things can get really confusing and tense – people end up working on different drafts and then having to input their changes […]
Ask Chris 1: The ABC of Remote Teams
Tips, tricks, advice, and answers for the 21stcentury global workspace. Dear Chris, I recently joined an international consulting firm, and have just been told that I need to collaborate with a remote team on an upcoming project. I have no idea what a remote team is, or how it works – but am hesitant to […]