Benefits of Face to Face Networking

In an era where current groups of new team members appear to be quieter and more introspective than in previous years, face-to-face networking is arguably more important now than ever, not for just building skills, but for our own wellbeing:

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• Builds credibility and trust.
• Strengthens relationships.
• Sparks meaningful collaborations.
• Linked to better states of mental health.

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In business, trust is everything. Even through bonding over shared interests outside of the world of work: children, painting, sports, spending time with your family etc. contributes to strengthening the foundation of trust.

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Events like GBB Venture give everyone the chance to strengthen and display these skills in a social setting, surrounded by like-minded professionals (and plenty of good food!) and give the opportunity for directors and senior managers to converge and discuss the challenges of upkeeping their business and through sharing, realise their struggles aren’t acute to their business.

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It was great to catch up with of UN Studio Yoo & Phillippe Starck colleagues, and great to meet new architectural friends - particularly Paolo Testolini of Woods Bagot. A fellow designer at NEOM with a passion for watercolour drawings. A new lifelong friend in the making. - Richard Coutts

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