INTRODUCTION

Getting Started on This Human Business

I’ve always been a connector. Whether I was connecting people with great jobs as an executive recruiter, or setting up marriages as a side hustle, I’ve long believed in the importance of connection. I also know firsthand that, in this digital age, it’s getting harder and harder to set aside our devices and the alluring promise of all those digital “friends.” Even for me.

Which is to say I get why my three teenage kids feel so drawn to their digital lives. I understand how digital distractions complicate the workplace. I see the challenges, because technology is front and center in all of our lives.

I remember a lunch with a close friend where technology completely changed the dynamic of our ...

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