Almost never did everyone feel that everyone else in the meeting was looking at them — or at the very least could be looking at them — at all times.

And then there’s the pressure to respond quickly: A 2014 study showed that delays in replying to a question or prompt as short as 1.2 seconds made other people in a teleconference perceive the responder as less focused.

Great bosses lead and manage by meaningful expectations and meaningful deliverables.