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Working with people from different locations

The world has evolved technologically, and that has presented a platform that makes it easy for people to work from different locations. However, there lie challenges that face groups and people who work from different geographic locations. In the twenty-first century, the internet is widely used not only for entertainment but also in ways that are beneficial to the users. Putting into consideration that organizations have to tap into most of the talents that are scattered all over the world, the need to bring people from different location arises (Melisa, 2016). At the same time, education has become a necessity for any individual who is interested in succeeding. Some of the learning institutions are thousands of miles away, and that makes it difficult for the students who are interested in their services to avail themselves in the learning institutions physically. Therefore, a need for them to seek the services of such institutions online arises.

There are different challenges that face a team that has its members dispersed in different locations. In a case where time zones are different, it becomes difficult to agree on what time to work together. For example, a student who applies an online class in the United States from Africa has a challenge in dealing with the time. If the student had two of the partners in different states in the United States, he or she is faced with a challenge of keeping up with their time. At the same time, the two students in the United States are also faced with a similar problem because different states belong to different time zones. Communication becomes difficult because when one is leaving work and wants to participate in a discussion, the second might be sleeping already and the third might be at work at the same time.

Reference

Melisa, K. (2016). Managing teams in different locations. Retrieved from http://www.freshmethod.com.au/managing-teams-in-different-locations/