The paper was about the topic of global virtual teams. In the paper, it has emerged that for the virtual teams to be effective, there is a need for the leaders to come up with some leadership steps to help them accomplish the task. What has come out is that there is a need for the leader to understand the cultural backgrounds of the team members. There is also the need to hold regular meetings for all the team members. Above all, it is important to select team members who have excellent interpersonal skills to avoid stagnation of the team.

Organizations can also consider sending employees to different countries to work as expatriates. This would expose them to various cultures. The employees can also be trained on how to deal with culture shock. This would enhance their efficiency and ability to work in diverse cultures. Above all, managers should have regular meetings with their staff to discuss how best to deal with diverse cultures. During the meetings, each employee should be allowed to air his or her views in regards to the challenges which they face as they deal with employees from different cultures.

Managers should be regularly trained in various cultures of the nations of the world. This should be aimed at equipping them with a general overview of various cultures for various nations to be in a good position to manage a culturally diverse workforce. They should specifically be trained on the five dimensions of cultural differentiation for various countries as studied and documented by the renowned psychologist Dr. Geert Hofstede (International business center, n.d).

Organizations can also consider sending employees to different countries to work as expatriates. This would expose them to various cultures. The employees can also be trained on how to deal with culture shock. This would enhance their efficiency and ability to work in diverse cultures.