First the facts:
According to IDC:

U.S. mobile workforce expected to grow to 73% of total U.S. workforce in 2011.
Across the world 30.4% of the workforce will be mobile in 2011.

[Source: IDC, Worldwide mobile worker population 2007-2011 forecast, Doc #209813, December 2007]
According to Nemertes:

Nemertes estimates that the number of virtual workers has increased by 800% within the […]

… is a bit difficult when all of them is telecommuting. We interact only through chat and email. For those who are in my region, we see each other during Christmas parties and monthly meetings.
Thus, sad to say, I don’t really know my team that much except perhaps the basics about their family, their academic […]

As a project manager, or any other kind of  manager for that matter, this is always the case. You hold responsibility for everything even the shortcomings of your team.
So whenever somebody questions the performance of any member of my team, I feel defensive. That is because I feel that I have been remiss in my […]