They get in the way of finding new management techniques for the virtual workplace.

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Managers at large, small, and medium-sized companies should emulate Carnival, AAA, Walgreens, JetBlue, United Healthcare and other major companies, which are already helping lead the charge into the virtual workplace.

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Created with support from Verizon Foundation and Microsoft, the Network is a virtual workplace where literacy researchers and practitioners can link up, share knowledge and debate literacy topics on line.

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In-person meetings can also help teams avoid misunderstandings: As one of our friends who runs a virtual workplace puts it, with e-mail exchanges alone, everyone starts to get a bit paranoid.

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The awards ceremony was followed by the launch of the Knowledge and Innovations Network for Literacy, a virtual workplace where literacy researchers and practitioners can share knowledge and debate literacy topics on online fora.

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Teams are global, the workplace is virtual.

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