As virtual meetings become a permanent fixture of modern work life, organizations must grapple with a subtle but critical challenge: emotional disengagement. This blog explores how virtual platforms often fail to engage the amygdala, the part of the brain responsible for processing emotion and forming memories. When the amygdala isn't engaged, it leads to reduced retention, motivation, and collaboration.

The goal of a leader is to make their team feel special. A recent activity existed in a company where they made a tempered version of a "signing day" for recent co-ops that were signing a full time employees. The importance of the event humbled many with the response of one of the employees when asked to describe the experience.