Medtronic is highly matrixed with US and global partners on our teams. How have you navigated this kind of environment in the past?

"Currently, I report to a leader here in the US, but my functional leader is in the UK. With the time change, it can be difficult to reach each other, so I changed my hours slightly to be in the office earlier so I could talk more via Skype with this person. I felt like our emails weren't necessarily the most effective means of communication. I try very hard to keep my leader in the US in the loop about what I'm doing and make her feel included in my decisions. After a month or so of trial and error, I have a nice system down now."