تخطي التنقل
The Power of Virtual Distance
Book

The Power of Virtual Distance

A Guide to Productivity and Happiness in the Age of Remote Work

Wiley, 2020 المزيد...

Buy the book


Editorial Rating

8

getAbstract Rating

  • Analytical
  • Applicable
  • Concrete Examples

Recommendation

Many workers feel increasingly disconnected and isolated due to the unbridled use of digital communication technologies, organizational divisiveness, and leaders who fail to nurture relationships and trust throughout the workforce. Managers must work to shrink Virtual Distance through connection and affinity, say founder and CEO of Virtual Distance International Karen Sobel Lojeski and research psychologist Richard R. Reilly. The authors first drew attention to the phenomena of Virtual Distance in the book’s first edition in 2008. As they predicted, Virtual Distance has since become worse, and it is threatening key business outcomes.

Summary

The widespread use of digital communication tools creates “Virtual Distance” within organizations.

The widespread use of digital communication technologies and workers’ increasing reliance on those tools, isolates individuals, even when they share a workspace. This widening gap between workers creates a barrier to effective collaboration and innovation. Managing Virtual Distance has, thus, grown into a critical leadership responsibility. Analysis based on a global data set proves that this new imperative affects firms and workers everywhere.

Unchecked, Virtual Distance grows. As the distance between employees, managers, customers and other stakeholders expands, trust erodes dramatically, as does leaders’ impact, creativity, performance, employee engagement and overall organizational success. Leaders can stop and reverse the decline by taking active measures. First, they must recognize, assess and prioritize the problems Virtual Distance creates. Then, they should employ new and traditional leadership and cultural techniques and practices that reduce Virtual Distance across their organization.

Eliminating telework or forcing employees into open-concept workplaces...

About the Authors

Karen Sobel Lojeski leads Virtual Distance International, a research and consulting firm that helps organizations manage Virtual Distance. Professor emeritus Richard R. Reilly taught in the Stevens Institute of Technology School of Business.


Comment on this summary

More on this topic

Related Skills

تقدم في مسيرتك المهنية
AI Transformation
كن مبدعًا
الوظيفة
التواصل بفعالية
التحول الرقمي
مستقبل العمل
Enable Digital Organization
تعزيز تجربة الموظفين
تعزيز ثقافة الابتكار
الموارد البشرية
الابتكار
قد بأخلاق
إدارة التغيير
الإدارة
إتقان المهارات الشخصية
النمو الشخصي
تعزيز التنوع والإنصاف والشمول
تشكيل الثقافة التنظيمية
المهارات الناعمة
عزز مهاراتك في الثقافة الرقمية
مهارات مكان العمل
تقدمي كقائدة نسائية
تسهيل توليد الأفكار الجماعية
نماذج العمل الجديدة
قيادة بشكل شامل
تقديم ترتيبات عمل مرنة
الحضور افتراضيًا
تجرأ على أن تكون ضعيفًا
Build Digital Culture
القيادة التنفيذية
حفّز فريقك
التواصل رقميًا
القيادة من خلال التغيير
Navigate Leadership Challenges
Manage People and Talent
تعزيز مرونة الفريق
تعزيز التعاون
فهم ديناميكيات الفريق
Leverage AI for Leadership
قد نفسك
بناء الأمان النفسي
تعاون بإبداع
Drive Team Performance
إدارة تأثير قيادتك
التعاون الرئيسي
قيادة الفرق عن بُعد أو الفرق الهجينة
القيادة
مارس قيادة الخادم
Practice Transformational Leadership
Work Remotely
خلق شعور بالانتماء
Foster Team Culture
التعاون افتراضيًا
Strengthen Team Collaboration
بناء تماسك الفريق