For the greater part of this year, we have all been faced with the dilemma of not being able to shake hands with people we meet due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Gone are the days when the business handshake was a pivotal part of relationship building - remember when ‘sealing the deal with a handshake’ was the norm? Instead, we see world leaders and entrepreneurs alike having to find new ways to greet one another courteously and in a friendly manner when doing business. The reality is that, even when this current crisis is over, the tradition of shaking hands with a business colleague, client, or partner, may be a thing of the past. It is quite possible that a new generation of young people who are starting on their entrepreneurial journeys now, will never know the handshake as a traditional business greeting. They are already finding new ways of doing things - they communicate differently, they engage with one another digitally, they greet one another differently. In business, it will be the same. So, it might well be that the new generation of entrepreneurs will never know the business handshake as we have known it.
Have yourself an inspired entrepreneurial day! — Melanie