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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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Feel Lonely and Left Out at Work?

Michael Lee Stallard

Managers are also stretched and have less time to connect with the people they are responsible for leading. Recently, I spoke with Dr. Cacioppo about the new center for connection I’m co-founding at TCU and my hope to bring him to campus to share his pioneering research and insights.

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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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Having Work Friends Can Be Tricky, but It’s Worth It

Harvard Business Review

Managers and leaders need to continue being able to assign tasks and role hierarchy does need to be respected. After all, how would your friendship fare after you become their manager? There are real entanglements that can arise when the boundaries between work and friendship become blurred.

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Boost Connectedness to Reverse Rise of Suicides in America

Michael Lee Stallard

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.

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When You and Your Friend Both Want the Same Promotion

Harvard Business Review

Their supervisor told Lata that they were both being considered for a major promotion and whoever received the job would end up managing the other. For Andres, as a single parent with three children, this promotion would mean he would be doing more team management and less client-related travel, allowing him to spend more time with his kids.