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Divided We Stand: Treating Corporate America’s Loneliness Epidemic

Michael Lee Stallard

Reversing this epidemic will require managers and executives to create a corporate culture that proactively addresses the issue of loneliness. In order to understand how to combat loneliness at work, we can learn a lot from neuroscientist and loneliness expert, John Cacioppo. Redefine Loneliness. Feed Your Hunger Before You Starve.

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Burnout at Work Isn’t Just About Exhaustion. It’s Also About Loneliness

Harvard Business Review

John Cacioppo, a leading expert on loneliness and coauthor of Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection , emphasizes its tremendous impact on psychological and physical health and longevity. How to Evaluate, Manage, and Strengthen Your Resilience. You and Your Team Series. Resilience. Shawn Achor and Michelle Gielan.

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Boost Connectedness to Reverse Rise of Suicides in America

Michael Lee Stallard

is sage advice a friend once gave me. Research summarized in Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection by the late John Cacioppo and William Patrick supports that connection is an indispensable resource to help us cope with stressors and threats we face in life. Never worry alone!”

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