I am isolated, but I am not alone

Virtual collaboration has seen a different meaning at the time of lockdown. It has taken me time to cope with this new normal.. here is what helped me stay course.

2020 began with my big plans to bring few things back to my life - those that were dear but somehow, I lost track of them in the last year. And come January, I was excited to finally plan & book my dive trip and get started again. That meant, just when COVID -19 was picking pace I was flying around the country (domestic thankfully) and managed to get home only to be self-quarantined for 14 days. While I had flown within the country, the mere exposure to the airports made it seem like the right thing to do. And even before my self-quarantine was over, India went into a 21-day lockdown. Life changed for all of us.

I had not given much thought to the idea of self-isolation (self-quarantine literally meant no human contact for me and I was certainly not ready for what came next!). And I struggled to figure how I will swim this out. It has been a journey (& its far from over) but here are my thoughts on how I was able to cope with my new life.

Rajlakshmi Saikia is a Global Capability Leader at Genpact. She has over 16 years of diverse experience in talent development, learning technology & talent marketing accomplishments in start-up & large scale organizations, including involvement in managing new initiatives in learning technology, user experience, change management & communication. She was featured as the Top 40 HR leaders in India by Jombay ( #HR40Under40) as well as listed in the Top 50 HR Influencers in India by SHRM.