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Workers are looking for direction from management – and any map is better than no map

  • Written by Scott F. Latham, Associate Professor of Strategic Management, University of Massachusetts Lowell
imageWorkers need a map to lead them through the crisis. PeopleImages/E+ via Getty Images

Over eight months ago, with haste and necessity, workers and organizations across the globe were thrown into “the great remote work experiment.”

What was arguably an adequate short-term solution is now showing signs of wear and tear: Remote workers are...

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