练习 Secondly, the manager today has to manage with an increasing rate of technical change – this is allied to the competitive and challenging business environment. A particular example of this is the so-called information communications technology, which is often shown as ICT. So if we take just one example of this, if you think of developments in computer-based technology and consider managing a remote team. So people today may no longer be at the same desk, the same location, or they may not work together in face-to-face contact. So this means that, through ICT, a manager may have to interact with staff who may not be at the same desk, may not work together, may not be in the same building, may not even be in the same location and may not even be in the same country.