# When Leading a Global Team, Don’t Leave Connection to Chance

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Podcast: [HBR On Leadership](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hbr-on-leadership-6411274)
Published: 2026-01-21T11:10:39+00:00
Episode link: https://hbr.org/podcast/2026/01/when-leading-a-global-team-dont-leave-connection-to-chance
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## Resource

Leading a team that spans countries and time zones brings communication challenges that go far beyond working remotely. Tsedal Neeley, a professor at Harvard Business School, explains why global teams are especially vulnerable to misunderstandings and why leaders often don’t realize there’s a problem until collaboration starts to suffer. Neeley shares advice on how leaders can reduce those misunderstandings by being intentional about how people communicate and connect.

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