Thrive Remotely Podcast

The podcast for remote professionals who refuse to settle and leaders building teams that thrive.

About the Show

No fluff about pajamas and productivity hacks. Just honest conversations about connection, growth, and turning location-independent work into your competitive edge. Whether you're navigating solo or leading a global team, we're here to help you do more than survive remote — we're here to help you thrive.

Your Host: Eric Fish

A professional podcast producer and founder of Triangle Remote Workers & Digital Nomads in Raleigh, North Carolina, a founding chapter of Thrive Remotely

Dr. Peggy Kendall | The Trust Gap in Remote Work

11 December 2025

Bethal University Professor Peggy Kendall discusses how micromanagement, miscommunication and missed opportunities can kill trust on remote teams, and how it can be reestablished.

Remote work has opened up incredible flexibility — but it’s also created new challenges around communication, trust and visibility. In this episode, host Eric Fish talks with Dr. Peggy Kendall, a Bethal University professor, researcher and consultant on virtual communication and remote team dynamics. Drawing from research for her new book, Trust at a Distance: 6 Strategies for Managing in Remote Workspaces, she explains why trust is harder to build across screens, why remote workers often overcompensate, and how small misunderstandings can quickly snowball without the signals we rely on in person.

She breaks down the pillars of trust that remote teams need to thrive, offering practical strategies for managers and employees. From proximity bias and digital presenteeism to predictable check-ins and the importance of psychological safety, this conversation gives a blueprint for creating healthier and more effective distributed teams.

 

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