Pavez, IgnacioNeves, Ernesto2022-03-142022-03-142021Pavez, I, & Neves, E. (2021). Developing Teams in a Virtual Environment: A Generative Approach. Journal of Applied Behavioral Science. DOI: 10.1177/00218863211053881.https://doi.org/10.1177/00218863211053881http://hdl.handle.net/11447/5713At the beginning of 2020, the operations of the Finance Hub of the Americas (FHoA) at pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) were suddenly forced to shift entirely from face-to-face to remote work. To handle this challenge, an FHoA team started a team development process aimed at strengthening teamwork in virtual environments. The intervention was grounded in the principles of generative leadership and dialogic organization development. Through a scholar-practitioner collaboration that focused on identifying the drivers of the successful transition to remote work, we build a three-step process of team development using the metaphor of organic growth: (1) sowing, (2) nurturing, and (3) flourishing. Using GSK's example, we illustrate how this process became a simple but powerful strategy to help teams thrive in a virtual environment. The core of the process uses generative questions to configure a structured but adaptable process that can be easily implemented in different contexts and situations.enDialogic organization developmentGenerative leadershipGenerative questionsTeam developmentTeam buildingVirtual teamsArticle