ABSTRACT

The Threefold Path leads them from being a work group to a collaborative team whose members communicate, give honest feedback, hold passionate debate, and continuously hit their marks, fueled with lively interaction. Working virtually has changed our perception of the workplace. It's changed the way companies recruit and hire. HR, IT, learning and development, perfermance appraisal, and corporate cultures—all continue to evolve to meet the requirements of an interdependent, global, mobile, fast-paced work world. HR departments need to attract and retain the youngest generation of professionals. Eighty percent of surveyed global HR executives have altered or are considering changes to their talent-sourcing strategy to accommodate millennial expectations. In a mobile world, virtual leaders are the connectors of team members to the corporate community. Networked organizations need virtual managers who actively engage and communicate with their teams. It takes many conversations and communication vehicles to embed a collaborative culture across a virtual workforce.