Workplace Loneliness: Why Connection Matters for Bottom Line - Connie Noonan Hadley

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Why is loneliness an emotion that somebody at work should be even worried about?

It’s a great and valid question, and I do get that a lot. I'll come out though by answering it how I really got into studying loneliness was not direct at all. I actually started off studying people who love their jobs and why. And then my second project when I was in on my doctoral program was, how do people do really really tough jobs and not burnout? And the answer to both of those questions, how do you love your job and how do you avoid burnout? Turned out to be having a really strong connection and social support system at work with your colleagues.

And that really was the focus of my research for a while was how do we create more teams and organizations that have this kind of interwebbing among the coworkers? And so I could tell it was good for outcomes that mattered when it came to job satisfaction and lack of burnout.

Over time what we realized is those social support networks also really make a difference for the bottom line. They help with creating more innovative solutions. They help with reducing conflict. They help with inclusion. They help with creating a more a meritocracy. Like, you know, there's like a better system than just worrying about organizational politics are the things that may be a little bit below the surface. And so having a strong interconnected workforce is really good for for the bottom line and for each individual employee.

So then the problem, of course, is that well it's not consistent across workplaces that this is in place. And there are many, many people that don't feel that way. And they were kind of this hidden, invisible population of sufferers. And that was a real problem for me. You know, I wanted to help bring this into the light. Normalize the fact that it's happening because it's still really stigmatized and do something about it. I'm really trying to always take this action orientation in my work.

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Connie Noonan Hadley: Loneliness, Psychological Safety, Team Effectiveness, AI | Work 20XX podcast with Jeff Frick
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