In 'video world' interruptions happen - embrace them!

At Change & Transformation we have really embraced team video meetings over the last couple of weeks - and not just because they have been forced on us now we're working from home. A who's-doing-what in the morning, catch ups throughout the day and a where-have-we-got-to before we log off have given us structure and impetus and crucially helped to keep our rapport going by seeing each other instead of simply speaking.

Having been pretty slick through the week, being the day before we broke for the weekend, Friday was the day when a couple of mishaps occurred for us:

• One of us had a boiler breakdown, and started the session from the cupboard. 
• Someone else had a quick blast of very loud music courtesy of a family member.

Our first reaction might have been to apologise, or feel embarrassed that we weren't able to come across cool and composed. But we quickly talked through how these things were just totally natural occurrences in our new workplaces, and that they should be acknowledged, excused and celebrated as examples of how we live now.

It brought to mind some of the classic 'interruptions' that we might have seen on TV, and helped us to laugh them off and be comfortable with seeing each other in our respective environments. Our top three moments to share with you are below, and we'd love to hear from you if you can recall any of these 'oops moments'!

1. Dr Robert Kelly being gatecrashed by his kids - and then his wife - whilst giving an interview on breakfast TV. https://bit.ly/2WOlNQs
2. Ever-professional Francis Wilson getting hijacked by his set whilst doing a weather forecast. https://bit.ly/2Uo6igs
3. And who can forget the classic 'Brexit means Brexit' mishaps that interrupted the perfect flow of some of our politicians?  https://bit.ly/2Uo6yfq