3 Winning Strategies Service Leaders Are Adopting To Help Their People Succeed In Virtual Work Environments By Paul Hesselschwerdt, Global Partners Training Much has been written in the past year about the profound changes, both positive and negative for people working in technical service. The Covid crisis, for example, has accelerated the adoption of new digital service technologies, resulting in significant savings in travel time and costs. However, these gains also have contributed to the reduction of live interactions and the weakening of relationships between people. The routine meetings, on-site discussions and casual conversations that enable us to build and maintain relationships as well as to understand and resolve problems changed profoundly when Covid shutdowns were implemented.