Will interpersonal interaction keep diminishing?
Interpersonal interaction in professional environment can sometimes showcase the behavior and traits of someone’s personality such that it can help build trust and long term valuable connections, provoked by emotional intelligence.
Here’s an example — A long time back, I had just started studying at a new college where I wanted to find new friends and mentors. Once I was taking a walk after a lecture was over with another student while discussing the details of the studies, as we were planning to go have lunch together.
Suddenly, at a distance I saw a baby bird on the sidewalk toddling slowly towards the street. I knew it came from the tree crossing the little grassy area, I understood it will now go on the street and get hit by a vehicle. It was in imminent danger. Plus, in the direction it was heading there was only concrete after that street, no trees. So I said to that person, “excuse me please, I’ll be right back”, and went running to it, instantly picked up a little tree branch, using that very delicately and patiently turned that tiny bird to its tree.
My classmate said, “you just saved that little bird”. I said, “actually I am just glad that I was there to help at the right time, hopefully it doesn’t go back in that direction and thank you so much for your patience”. Then her next sentence was “hopefully it doesn’t, and no worries, I am glad you did that….(after a pause) hey, I remember you mentioned you were learning Excel Macros with MS Access, I know a few tips on advanced Excel Macros, VB, etc. that I would be happy to share with you.” She was senior to me by work experience and I realized I just earned a great mentor/friend for myself.
Interpersonal interactions sometimes project your behavior or emotions in a such a way that it might lead to wonderful trusting professional relationships.
I have observed during pandemic times this type of interpersonal relationships have taken a toll as you don’t know what is the real personality of the individual you are associating with while you tend to get only a part of it known, through a virtual setup. I am aware some might disagree with this completely (and I respect that as well, since every person has the right to their own independent views) #NoDesrespect
But I feel the way you can understand and connect with a person by actually spending time with them in-person, understanding their expressions, body language and their instincts or reactions to anything in their surrounding environment… you can’t get that with just virtual meetup.
#ValuableConnections #Mentor #Trust #Friendship #ProfessionalRelations #LongtermBonding
