Research by Joseph Grenny and David Maxfield found that “virtual teammates are 2.5 times more likely to perceive mistrust, incompetence, broken commitments, and bad decision making with distant colleagues than those who are co-located. Worse, they report taking 5 to 10 times longer to address their concerns.” Moreover, this does not account for working in the midst of a global health crisis.

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