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Good morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the new corner office, the podcast where

we share strategies for thriving in the new world of work, where location and

hours are more flexible than in the past. Today's tip is to be a joiner. We all

know that developing professional relationships is smart. No one succeeds

alone. We need a supportive network. People create opportunities. Joining

existing professional communities and get-togathers is a great way to grow and

deepen your network. Even if you tend not to be a joiner and I put myself in

this category, you might want to set your default in a slightly different place.

If you want to succeed as a remote worker. When you work in an office, you have a

natural professional community. You work side-by-side with people five days a

week. You get coffee with these people, eat lunch with these people, see these

people well, washing your hands in the restroom. All these casual interactions

build bonds. When you work remotely, a lot of this disappears. Now, to be clear,

it is very possible for remote workers to be social. We've done episodes in the

past on starting virtual meetings with Chitchat about picking up the phone to

call colleagues or direct reports after a meeting about creating virtual book

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