It doesn’t take an exorbitant amount of effort to talk to people. Whether you’re shy and introverted or outgoing and an extrovert, human interaction fulfills a basic need for conversation and connection, even when those moments are fleeting. Something as simple as putting out a candy bowl at work is not only just a nice thing to do for colleagues when you know they’re in need of a pick-me-up or that they simply can’t resist a Three Musketeers bar, but it is also a small proactive step that you can take to get people’s attention off the screen of their phone and focused onto what will hopefully become a conversation with you.
Check out my article on The CP Journal Blog “The Candy Bowl Theory,” and how proactively working to get to know people in your office will benefit you personally and in your role at your company indefinitely.