Your colleagues don’t want to know you

Team dinners with empty chairs.

Horror at the very idea of Friday night drinks.

Why is it so hard to get colleagues to show up, even when they’ve said they will?!

A story from a client that I heard recently, perfectly captures this new world of work paradox…we’re both lonelier AND less keen to spend time together.

Today on the vlog, I’m looking at:

📧 Why it feels harder to bond with colleagues than it used to.

❌ The invisible barriers stopping us from saying “yes” to team socials.

🕔 How this is playing out for those back 5 days.

📔 Practical ideas for leaders to create connection without forcing it.

I’d love to hear your thoughts. What’s working (or not) when it comes to building team connections in your organisation?

Next week, is the panic about declining birth rates overblown? We’ll be looking at that McKinsey report.

Christine