It’s easy to only talk about the work.
“What are our goals?” “How are we tracking?” “What’s the next priority?” “How long will it take?” “Could we be improving?”
Some colleagues spend years together and only know superficial details about the other’s life. It’s cold, robotic, and stale.
Regardless of our goals and targets, we’re all just humans who want to belong, be known, and be appreciated.
It can feel costly to have these human conversations in the workplace because they require vulnerability, trust, and time.
But what’s the cost of not having them?