IT teams in multinational companies engage in global projects with team members located globally. The situation is that when these projects are led by timezones not yours and we end up with teleconferences during midnights, early mornings and local holidays.
But the bottomline is to meet the project timelines. So, either we participate or risk being overlooked or forgotten.
Planning to go global means more than just action, but also a conscious effort to make sure people are engaged (notjust copied and informed) in decision making; despite the lack of timeliness or proximity from them.
This effort is always compromised, and hence, the other timezones are either ‘sacrificed’ or ‘conveniently left out’.
I would love to find out ways to manage these situations as well as expectations.