Famed management consultant and writer Peter Drucker wrote that "culture eats strategy for breakfast"—a reminder that people make organizations work. Drucker never had to work from home (WFH) virtually. How do you keep WFH from destroying culture? Working remotely poses challenges to connectedness. Online meetings can feel transactional. We miss the banter before the meetings. The drop ins. The messy desk. Stories of fun weekends, bad lunches, what the kids are up to, exciting sporting events (unless you are a Houston sports fan, then we don't talk about sports).

Fortunately, December presents an unlikely opportunity: the company holiday party. It's online this year, but that's what's great. Reimagining the holiday party presents an opportunity to improve upon the usual fare—take what you like and get rid of the rest of it. No child-care issues with an online party. No awkward departure without saying goodbye. Remember last year, when you wanted to leave the party after the guy from audit cornered you and wouldn't stop talking about his bird-watching trip to Montana? And now everyone can come—anywhere in the world. All of what you want, none of what you don't.