How do companies create great everyday employee experiences when they can’t meet face to face? What if new employees have never met their co-workers? How do businesses create social connection to boost collaboration and productivity?
Continue readingWhy Team Building Isn’t Working
Team building has worked for a hundred years, but it’s time to evolve. I’m here to tell you, team building is too broad, mislabeled, and sometimes equates to cheesy group activities (team building = trust fall). We need social connecting in our personal lives and teams need Team Connecting in our professional lives.
Continue readingBridging the Social Distancing Gap
We no longer have an opportunity for casual conversations at the water cooler, lunch with friends, or happy hour after work. These seemingly trivial interactions are essential to staying happy and healthy and promote creativity and innovation. This isolation (physical distancing) can also lead to loneliness (emotional distancing), making us unhappy, unhealthy, and less productive.
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