Staying Connected From a Distance
Successful businesses and organizations have made ballet-star-worthy turns this year, pivoting en pointe with virtual huddles, team meetings, retreats and conferences. We are getting a lot out of these, but they can’t always slake our hunger to be together—to celebrate our wins with a meal, to have an ad hoc hallway conversation with a colleague that sparks an idea, or to laugh at a team meeting and remember why we do what we do. A recent survey from Morning Consult found that, for many people, working from home feels beneficial in some ways, for instance, saving time that has allowed people to focus on their health. But the survey respondents also reported feeling disconnected from coworkers, with many experiencing feelings of isolation and loneliness. We ache for in-person connection. Of course, our disconnection…