Many of us are working\nfrom home for at least a few weeks, spending hours every day in isolation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Modern life on a \u201cnormal\nday\u201d is filled with social distractions from the buzz of co-workers in large office\nspaces. We are social beings with a constant impulse to connect \u2013 but for a while,\nthe social buzz will be silenced, and we\u2019re having to seek social interaction online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Online meetings are\nsafe and hygienic replacements for real human interaction. However, it takes\nfocus to bring out the human qualities of communication in the somewhat\nunidimensional web meeting. But with effort and planning, maintaining your\nsocial exchange creates a feeling of security and normality (and is also an\neffective way to reduce anxiety and stress). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Advice is everywhere\non how to run productive online meetings \u2013 how to plan agendas, which tools to\nuse for whiteboarding etc. Allow me therefore to only make a few suggestions on\nhow to make online meetings more human<\/strong>, helping to maintain the\nfriendships at work that are so critical to our engagement:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Would you consider using any of these ideas? If yes how did it go? As you can imagine I\u2019m isolated and hungry for comments. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Many of us are working from home for at least a few weeks, spending hours every day in isolation. Modern life on a \u201cnormal day\u201d is filled with social distractions from the buzz of co-workers in large office spaces. We are social beings with a constant impulse to connect \u2013 but for a while, the … <\/p>\n
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