I was 16 years old when I got my first “real” job at a local Jack-in-the-Box. It was not a great gig, for sure, working over a hot grill and dealing with rude, demanding customers. But I was saved ...

As loneliness reaches epidemic levels worldwide, work has become one of the main settings where connection is either strengthened or lost. In 2023, Vivek Murthy, the former surgeon general of the ...

Workplace connection has been undervalued for too long. In a report on workplace challenges for 2025, Gallup found: “Many report feeling disconnected from their organization’s mission and like their ...

A new study from the University of Georgia and Brigham Young University demonstrates how attending live events can help combat loneliness and build social connections. The research, forthcoming in the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Teresa is a U.S.-based writer focused on connected workplaces. At 9:00 a.m., the weekly hybrid meeting begins. Cameras blink on, a ...