Paraphrase Virtual teams present special challenges to managers.54 Virtual teaming requires spe- cial attention to communication, technology, sponsorship, and leadership issues. For example, the team leader needs to be able to tackle issues that he or she might not have encountered with traditional teams. One of the biggest disadvantages is the lack of experience members have working with one another. They are not aware of each other's work standards and cannot scrutinize these ethics as consistently as traditional teams. This issue can be overcome by developing operating agreements by all team members, spelling out what they commit to do or not to do. Another factor is that communication is more complex because body language, voice inflection, and other communication cues are eliminated. Thus, virtual team members must be able to excel in relating their own ideas, and also understand the information others are trying to convey