Distance erodes trust. Even if we’re in the same location because we keep apart and wear masks, we’re just not connecting like we used to.
You’ve heard that sound, right? When something is clanging around in your dryer with the rest of the laundry? Now imagine there’s no other laundry in the dryer, just the rocks.
Christmas will be different this year. Family conflict may arise. One common denominator is that we are all grieving something taken from us.
When it comes to hard bargaining, people often want to ‘save face’ with their colleagues, it can help to build a bridge with ideas from both parties.
The consistent change has made 73% of respondents to our workplace conflict survey indicate ‘high stress’ as their biggest challenge since the pandemic hit.
Looks like we’ll be virtual for a while longer so let’s get real comfortable with Zoom because it’s the next best thing to face-to-face conversation.
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