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<v Speaker 1>for Service and the AD Council. Good morning, This is Laura.

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to the New Corner Office the podcast where we

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<v Speaker 1>share strategies for thriving in the new world of work,

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<v Speaker 1>where their location and hours are more flexible than in

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<v Speaker 1>the past. Today's tip is to never eat lunch alone,

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<v Speaker 1>even if you're not physically in an office. Lunchtime can

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<v Speaker 1>and should be social time, regardless of the circumstances, and

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<v Speaker 1>even if you have to get a little bit creative

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<v Speaker 1>about making it work. You've almost certainly heard the phrase

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<v Speaker 1>to never eat alone before. Keith Ferazzi, for instance, he

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<v Speaker 1>used this phrase as the title of his book about

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<v Speaker 1>Relationships and professional Success. We all know that networking is

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<v Speaker 1>vital to our career growth, and we also know that

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<v Speaker 1>relaxed interactions like lunch help build authentic relationships. What's new

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<v Speaker 1>now is that many people are working remotely for the

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<v Speaker 1>first time, as the world engages in social distancing measures

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<v Speaker 1>to slow the spread of COVID nineteen. If you work

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<v Speaker 1>from home, even in normal times, it can be tempting

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<v Speaker 1>to embrace your freedom and flexibility and to avoid scheduled commitments.

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<v Speaker 1>If you're in charge of your own schedule, you may

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<v Speaker 1>not want to stop for lunch until you're hungry, and

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<v Speaker 1>there may be some wisdom in that which will discuss

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<v Speaker 1>in other episodes. Or to be honest, maybe you're sitting

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<v Speaker 1>there and sweatpants and don't feel like needing to shower

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<v Speaker 1>by a certain time. Having lunch with a companion then

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<v Speaker 1>seems to disrupt your efficiency, and perhaps it does, but

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<v Speaker 1>that's true. If you're a workplace too, you may have

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<v Speaker 1>to stop your work when you're in a state of

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<v Speaker 1>flow to go to scheduled lunch date. So be it.

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<v Speaker 1>What's gained in relationships will probably make up for what's

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<v Speaker 1>lost in efficiency. For those of us who work at home,

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<v Speaker 1>whether by choice or necessity, more intentionality is required for

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<v Speaker 1>developing and maintaining relationships. Lunch dates can be a key

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<v Speaker 1>part of fostering our professional relationships, since we don't cross

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<v Speaker 1>paths with each other as much as in office workers do.

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<v Speaker 1>When social distancing is over, it will be great to

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<v Speaker 1>do these dates in person. Right now, virtual lunch dates

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<v Speaker 1>are a great substitute. Here's how this works. Make yourself

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<v Speaker 1>lunch and then log on to a video call for

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<v Speaker 1>conversation with a professional colleague or friend. If you haven't

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<v Speaker 1>done this before, you may be surprised at how much

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<v Speaker 1>real connection can happen and how much you'll enjoy it. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a little weird to eat on a video call,

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<v Speaker 1>but you watch people eat when you're in a restaurant too,

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<v Speaker 1>you'll figure out how to avoid doing anything uncouth. You

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<v Speaker 1>can schedule these lunch dates or text one of your

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<v Speaker 1>colleagues last minute to join you, just like you would

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<v Speaker 1>in person. Lunch dates can happen with people in your

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<v Speaker 1>house too. If you have a partner or kids who

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<v Speaker 1>are home right now, you can have lunch with them.

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<v Speaker 1>Not just grab and ghost sandwiches that everybody eats in

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<v Speaker 1>front of their own screens, but lunch on a plate

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<v Speaker 1>at a table, talking with each other. Enjoy the opportunity

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<v Speaker 1>to share a meal together in the middle of the day.

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<v Speaker 1>Someday this will all be over and family lunches on

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<v Speaker 1>a Tuesday will be a lot harder to pull off,

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<v Speaker 1>So embrace it now. If you commit to never eating

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<v Speaker 1>lunch alone, even if it means having virtual lunch dates,

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<v Speaker 1>let me know how it goes. You can reach me

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<v Speaker 1>at Laura at Laura vander Kim dot com. In the meantime,

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<v Speaker 1>this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's the succeeding

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