Leaving The Boss On Read

The recent report about the hybrid working environment's negative impact on career development tells us that personal interaction impacts learning. The value of in-person interaction -- and the instant feedback that comes from it -- cannot be understated. These skills go beyond the nuts and bolts of how to do a job. They include important learning about how to engage in daily interactions that lead to good personal habits and how to drive collaboration.

Those simple interactions, such as gratitude that is expressed with more than the single dimension of an email ("thanks"), has been shown to actually create a more collaborative and productive working environment. But a gap appears to be developing in the virtual world, which might be attributable to the electronic working environment that fosters digital discard.