From the course: Building Connection and Engagement in Virtual Teams
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Rethinking connection in the virtual workplace
From the course: Building Connection and Engagement in Virtual Teams
Rethinking connection in the virtual workplace
- When we think about employee engagement, social connection tends to show up as our support act, but I'm elevating its status. That's because it's the way we connect with one another that has probably gone through the most drastic change in recent times. So in this rethink of building engagement on your team, connection is part of the headline, and it's getting its own stage. Up to now, we've relied heavily on human connection as a major boost to our day-to-day engagement at work. Everything from the everyday cups of coffee and water cooler chats to the much grander team away days, and there's good science behind this. According to Barbara Fredrickson, Professor of Social Psychology and eminent researcher on positive emotion, just a short burst of connection each day can set us up for better health, wellbeing, and even better performance. A recent Boston consulting group report on the future of remote work found that…
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