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April 2020 Insights from the MRINetwork Team

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    Coronavirus and managing remote work With the global spread of the coronavirus pandemic, workers across industries have been forced to work from home where possible. Companies such as Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, and many others around the world have all initiated mandatory work-from-home policies. While many other companies are unable to allow for remote work, which has led to mass layoffs, remote work can be both a blessing and a curse for those who can do it. Meanwhile the World Health Organization has indicted that we should expect this work situation to become the “new normal” for the foreseeable future. But working from home can be a major transition for people who have always worked in an office and it may require an adjustment period. “Some employees are working from home for the first time,” observes Nancy Halverson, SVP, Global Operat