Managing virtual teams

When employees and team members are dispersed geographically and usually communicate via video conferencing or any other technology, then they are said to constitute a virtual team. Virtual teams have become a new trend and challenge in the corporate world in modern times. Even the leaders who manage these virtual teams have been given a new identity called e-leaders. Virtual teams have to not only manage diversely located employees but also different languages, time zones, cultures, ideologies, situations and many more both internal and external factors while working together. These virtual teams tend to use real time communication software systems in order to integrate their work. The paper focuses on some of the aspects of managing the virtual teams and also what all obstacles have to be faced by the e-leaders while working with teams worldwide. Along with these it will also focus on the type of communication systems used for collaborating the work. Lastly, the factors which will contribute to the success of these teams are also enunciated.