Michael Lee Stallard
MARCH 14, 2015
In order to understand how to combat loneliness at work, we can learn a lot from neuroscientist and loneliness expert, John Cacioppo. Through his research, Cacioppo has rejected the popular opinion that loneliness is merely a symptom of other ailments, such as depression. It is important to note that loneliness is a feeling.
Michael Lee Stallard
FEBRUARY 12, 2020
Leaders are usually interested in tapping into the benefits boosting connection in a work culture brings to a team, such as higher employee engagement, tighter strategic alignment, and greater agility and adaptability. Here they wanted to understand the ways in which boosting connection benefits and protects the individuals on the team.
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Harvard Business Review
JUNE 29, 2017
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. You and Your Team Series. Resilience Is About How You Recharge, Not How You Endure. Resilience. David Kopans.
Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 17, 2018
Take this example: Suppose two colleagues, let’s call them Lata and Andres , have worked on the same team for over five years and are close friends. You and Your Team Series. How to Be Friends with Someone Who Works for You. They’ve supported and coached each other whenever work challenges come up for one of them.
Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 8, 2017
Research by Stanford professor Hazel Markus, author of Clash: How to Thrive in a Multicultural World , suggests that this fact is probably due to our cultural propensity towards fierce independence — rather than the interdependence characteristic of many other cultures.
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