Virtual reality, virtual space, virtual organizations, virtual teams; the word``virtual'' is today's organizational buzzword. One of the fastest-growing, high-tech office trends today is``virtual teams''. These teams cross time, space, and cultural boundaries and do so effectively with the use of technology. This paper will look at the changing nature of work, give a definition of virtual teams, discuss the qualities needed for successful virtual team membership, and view the communication challenges existing for virtual teams in the twenty-first century.

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Today, many companies don't want employees who merely``do their jobs.'' Instead, they want people who will make them profitable. And because profit-generation is increasingly in the hand of``teams'' of co-workers who collaborate on short-or long-term projects, or even permanently, companies are looking for people who can fit this type of work structure. This article discusses how a high performance team is much like a wolf pack, and gives a background on the purpose of teams, and describes the many reasons for failure of teams, discussing the qualities needed for successful teams in the 21st century.

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