Conflict in virtual teams
...is more likely to escalate because:
- Colleagues are more likely to take disagreements personally when they don't have the context, nuance or even the facial expressions of the other person they are engaging with.
- Communication is often impersonal, so it encourages a back and forth that escalates more quickly than during in-person encounters.
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