Michael Lee Stallard

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

John Cacioppo, director of the University of Chicago’s Center for Cognitive and Social Neuroscience, has done a great deal of research on this topic and he wrote a book I highly recommend entitled Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection.

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Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 11, 2017

In April 2017, The Atlantic featured an interview with loneliness expert John Cacioppo from the University of Chicago in an article titled, “ How Loneliness Begets Loneliness.” The media is catching on. Articles are appearing with greater frequency in the press about rising loneliness. You May Also Enjoy: Why We Connect.

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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. The social repercussions of this discomfort directly impact work productivity because people disengage.

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Cacioppo Cooper Absenteeism Incubator 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2017

What’s more, employees who report having friends at work have higher levels of productivity, retention, and job satisfaction than those who don’t. And yet people who have a “best friend at work” are not only more likely to be happier and healthier, they are also seven times as likely to be engaged in their job.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Research generally shows that having friends at work can increase productivity and engagement. Loneliness, on the other hand, can harm both our psychological and physical health, as leading loneliness psychologist John Cacioppo, coauthor of Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection , has shown in his work.

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