Connections dominated our old work worlds. The people at desks and offices around us. The in-person meetings. The lunch breaks and clear-the-head walks with work friends. Many of us spent a third or more of each weekday with our colleagues. Connection happened, and it improved our lives. We are hard-wired as a species to feel …
A client of mine, recently told me a story illustrating something I’ve been routinely hearing during conversations with business leaders. After a year of working from home, the firm’s employees recently began alternating weeks at home and in the office. My client decided to throw an outdoor luncheon, to bring people together again. “It was …
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The coronavirus pandemic may now be slowly drifting into history, at least in the United States. Vigilance is still necessary. But the contraction of the medical emergency does not mean the viruses’ 16-month spectacle of social and cultural upheaval is drawing to a close. We now are only beginning to grapple with COVID’s long-term effects …
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