Onboarded online, her work-from-home colleagues often greeted her overtures of friendship with frosty silence. Lack of face-to-face contact did make some early interactions with colleagues feel more transactional,” says Ms. Nancy, who was hired three months ago by a multinational company in Bengaluru. Ms. Nancy found out the hard way that online conference tools can be an ally in team bonding only when teams have bonded organically around the water cooler. To improve the onboarding process, the HR sought feedback 15 days after she had joined and repeated the exercise two months later. Engagement initiatives should help reinforce company culture — as the workforce is parked online, there should be more of these initiatives.

Source: The Hindu August 08, 2021 20:37 UTC