{"id":8193,"date":"2021-10-31T21:01:33","date_gmt":"2021-10-31T21:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/?p=8193"},"modified":"2021-11-03T17:31:12","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T17:31:12","slug":"returning-to-the-office-redux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2021\/10\/31\/returning-to-the-office-redux\/","title":{"rendered":"Returning to the office, redux"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Recently I wrote up my thoughts on returning to the office<\/a>. Underpinning this was an assumption, which seems to be widely shared, of the need<\/em> to get people together physically on a regular basis, with intuition telling us that this somehow creates a shared culture. This week I heard a very senior executive express that \u201cwe can\u2019t build a culture while we\u2019re all shut away in our homes\u201d. Since I wrote my post, my view has been challenged on this and I am no longer sure that this \u2018intuitive\u2019 understanding is correct.<\/p>\n

The \u201893% of communication is non-verbal\u2019 myth<\/h2>\n

Matt Ballantine<\/a> pointed me towards Liz Stokoe\u2019s work as Professor of Social Interaction<\/a> at Loughborough University. Her presentation on being Physically distanced, socially close<\/a><\/em> from December 2020 is fascinating and well worth a watch.<\/p>\n