Remote Networking Is Not As Painful As It Sounds
Three networking strategies that are more important than ever
A few months into this unexpected workplace experiment, it turns out: We’re kind of into it.
One June survey of people forced to work from home by Covid-19 found that 82% wanted to continue doing so at least two days per week, and 35% wanted to continue full time.
The problem is: We like being around each other, too. And, professionally, we need it. Many of our best new opportunities come from encounters with other people. When you sit somewhere new in the office cafeteria you could learn about an opening in another department. In pre-meeting chitchat, a client might give you a lead on a new opportunity.
We’re all experimenting with how to work without the accidental but potentially deep connection that face-to-face conversations facilitate — even when it’s just two colleagues greeting each other in a hallway.
Digital networking is possible, but it’s rarely effortless.Here’s how to do it well.
