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Chance encounters in the workplace help build trust – so how do you replicate that online?

  • Written by Michael Baron, Lecturer, Charles Sturt University
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For many of us it feels like there’s no going back – at least not full-time. We’ve had working from home foisted upon us. We’ve worked through it. We don’t want to give it all up.

Yes, there are employers who want everyone back into the office. Google, for example, plans to end its global voluntary...

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