"Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” – Henry Ford
In an ever-growing remote-working world, with peers all over the world, it’s more challenging than ever, as a ‘people person’ to make the same human connections I used to at work.
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In October, whilst delivering Xplore Sustainability North America, I was reminded of the power of teams. The collective energy that comes together around a common cause and how people step up to play their part.
But it's not just about the work, it's about the coffee chats, it's about sharing life moments, creating memorable experiences. It’s about the jokes, the different perspectives, and it's about the bond.
Also, being away from your desk and screen, or even a meeting room, means you have time for the discussion to move past the immediate 'job-to-be- done', to the natural birth of ideas, the honest space of people’s anxieties and you leave feeling like you made a deeper connection.
Half of the team on the ground were my core peers, those I interact with on a daily basis, and we went beyond what could ever be possible in the office. And the other half were my North American colleagues, who I met for the first time and now have created such strong bonds that we're excited to work together again and will be there when I'm trying to unlock a challenge.
It reminded me of the annual off-sites we used to have in previous companies and just the importance of being together, in-person, in a different space.
A huge thanks to this brilliant group of people for making this experience one I’ll be looking back on with such fond memories. You reminded me of why I aspire to lead, and that together we can do so much more than alone.