One of my co-workers opined that meetings and townhalls are waste of time and how returning to offices is equivalent to loss of productive hours. Bombarded with statuses on how return to office will make life hell from many colleagues, it triggered my need to put across my views. I too have enjoyed and discovered the benefits of remote work such as reduced commute times and increased flexibility, but in-person interactions provide much more value in terms of building relationships, fostering creativity, and addressing complex issues collaboratively. Networking and human connections are indispensable part of work life. Sadly, covid 19 has had a profound impact on human interactions. Networking is often misunderstood as a race to rack up contacts. It's not that. We should think of networking as a practice to cultivate authentic relationships over time. Amid the sounds of click-clack of keyboards and chitchat of friends in the office, we could identify the furrowed brow o...
In the Circle of Life, It's the wheel of fortune, It's the leap of faith, It's the band of hope, Till we find our place On the path unwinding in the Circle, the Circle of Life