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Virtual Distance--the measurable disconnect that arises when we rely on digitally mediated communication--applies to all of us. In the Second Edition of The Power of Virtual Distance, Karen Sobel Lojeski and Richard R. Reilly showcase fifteen years of data to describe their powerful framework for predicting everything from trust, employee engagement, and job satisfaction to bottom-line results. Technology is at the very core of everything we do, and it enables us to be more connected than ever before. But even though technology can collapse the physical distance between us, it can also spark an explosion of psychological and emotional distance. Every business leader needs to understand how these phenomena affect employees' health and well-being--and, ultimately, business performance. The Power of Virtual Distance, Second Edition represents a major new update to the authors' original text on the concept of Virtual Distance. What was, at that time, a groundbreaking new theory, proved to be a prescient expression of what has become the mainstream understanding: the more connected we become, the more isolated we begin to feel. In this Second Edition, the authors present new data, case studies, and the exponentially growing body of evidence underscoring the business case and human necessity for accounting for Virtual Distance.

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Karen Sobel Lojeski is CEO of Virtual Distance International (VDI), a research-based predictive analytics and consulting firm specializing in measuring, mapping, and managing the impact of Virtual Distance in the workforce and beyond. She holds a BS in computer science and applied mathematics, and an interdisciplinary PhD in technology management, leadership, I/O psychology, and innovation from Stevens Institute of Technology. Sobel Lojeski is affiliated with many academic institutions, including the Stockholm School of Economics, University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business and the Graduate School of Education, Institute for Advanced Study, and Babson College. Richard R. Reilly is professor emeritus at the School of Business, Stevens Institute of Technology. He is coauthor of Blockbusters: The Five Keys to Developing Great New Products. Chloe Cannon is a non-union multi-genre audiobook narrator living in the Mid-Hudson Valley region of New York. Audiobook narration seized her interest when reading aloud to local seniors, who informed her that her reading sounded just like their audiobooks! Since then, she has narrated titles in a variety of genres, including young adult, sci-fi/fantasy, romance, self-help, thriller/suspense, sports memoir, and biography, with a special affinity for young adult/middle grade works. Her shapeshifting voice provides depth to each character within a story. AudioFile magazine has reviewed her narration: Cannon sounds so authentic that it's impossible not to be moved.

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