751: How to Decrease Loneliness and Increase Belonging with Ryan Jenkins
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Ryan Jenkins tackles the overlooked problem of loneliness in the workplace and shares expert tips for fostering connection and belonging for both yourself and your team. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1. Why you can still feel lonely around other people** **

2. Just how loneliness is harming our health and productivity** **

3. The simplest thing you can do now to feel less lonely** **

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— ABOUT RYAN — 

Ryan Jenkins CSP® is an internationally-recognized keynote speaker and three-time published author. He speaks all over the world to companies such as State Farm, Salesforce, Wells Fargo, FedEx, Liberty Mutual, and John Deere. 

For a decade, he has been helping organizations create engaged, inclusive, and high-performing teams by lessening worker loneliness and closing generational gaps. Ryan’s top-ranked insights have been featured in Forbes, Fast Company, and The Wall Street Journal. 

He is also co-founder of LessLonely.com, the world’s first resource fully dedicated to reducing worker isolation and strengthening team connections. Ryan lives in Atlanta, GA, with his wife, three children, and yellow Labrador. 

• Book: Connectable: How Leaders Can Move Teams From Isolated to All In) 

• Tool: Team Connection Assessment) 

• Tiktok: @ryanandsteven) 

• Podcast: The Case for Connection) 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Tool: Evernote) 

• Tool: Asana) 

• Tool: Boomerang) 

• Study: Harvard Study of Adult Development) 

• Study: Project Aristotle) 

• Video: Space Oddity) with Chris Hadfield** **

• Figure: Christina Koch) 

• Book: Thank You for Being Late: An Optimist's Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations) by Thomas Friedman** **

• Book: The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work) by Shawn Achor** **

• Past episode: 311: Communication Secrets from FBI Kidnapping Negotiator Chris Voss) 

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