What have you learned about teamwork from listening to a jazz band, playing on a rugby squad, watching a tag wrestling match? What do people expect of each other on a team? Is it “one for all and all for one,” or…? How do teams work across time and space? How do today’s teams work across time and space with the many tools of technology at their disposal? What have you learned about teaming on Second Life? Teams are not the same around the world and for good reason. People have different work styles, expectations of leaders and colleagues as well as how team members communicate and are (or should be) rewarded for their efforts. This quiz provides you with a chance to explore team behavior and what works on teams and what doesn’t work from a multicultural perspective.It is ideal for those who must manage and perform in virtual teams as well as a powerful team startup training experience.

Developed by Dr. George F. Simons Dr. Simons has done Global Teamwork Training for managers and employees of Alcoa Europe, Allmiral, Astrium, Bosch-Siemens, France Telecom, Management Centre Europe, Medtronics, Siemens, Unilever, Viterra, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Texas Instruments France, Shell International, Thomson and many other groups. He has conducted online courses in virtual collaboration and written extensively on the subject of global teamwork and online learning.

Use the Cultural Detective: Global Teamwork® along with diversophy® to round out your training, coaching, teaching, or self-directed learning. This instrument helps you see Filipino core values and explore how they are likely to affect typical business and social behavior. You will learn how to analyze critical incidents and create appropriate bridges to avoid or repair difficult situations or to take advantage of working with diversity. To order directly from the Cultural Detective website, click here.