This is part of a series I am writing on virtual collaboration and trends for CEOs, small business owners, and entrepreneurs. It looks at best habits for virtual video-conferencing technology and the methods for keeping people involved using tools from the cloud.

Within this Vlog I talk to Phil Montero, president of Montero Consulting and founder of YouCanWorkFromAnywhere.com and http://www.TheAnywhereOffice.com. Phil’s avocation is working with small to mid-sized business leaders in putting together the technology, education and tools for working online and leading online.

Here’s the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvLExh9RUB0

Virtual Trends

Phil sees the largest fad in online cooperation among execs as just that there is even more of it, and it is a pattern that won’t be changing anytime soon. In many instances, online colleagues may work together for entire years and never meet face to face, yet still enjoy a productive business connection.

Technology Advances

Virtual leadership success stems from finding instruments that serve the sensible objective without getting in the way of people learning to know, like and trust one another. That is still important to humans in any work environment.

What gets you closer that performs consistently and shrinks the virtual distance between any virtual associates?

Cloud-based tools such as Skype Video, Skype Screen share, Google docs and a selection of mobile applications have dropped the cost of gathering from around the globe.… Click here to continue »