Enriching the Emotional Flatlands

by Dr Sven Hansen

In her article “The Subtle Ways Our Screen Are Pushing Us Apart” (Harvard Business Review, April 8 2015)  Karen Sobel-Lojeski talks about the virtual distance created when we spend most of the day attending to a screen.

In this world of screen driven interactions, physical, operational and emotional dimensions disappear.

When virtual distance is high:

1. Innovative behaviour falls by over 90%
2. Trust declines by over 80%
3. Cooperative/helping behaviour falls 80%
4. Role and goal clarity decline by 75%
5. Project success drops by over 50%
6. Commitment and satisfaction decline by over 50%

Our Advice:

Leaders must stay alert for opportunities to get people together around projects and build empathy. This is the Connection factor of Resilience.

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