"It's a compact that most organizations claim to honor. Yet despite investments in collaboration tools, team-building retreats, and carefully designed office spaces, something fundamental isn't working. According to Gallup's 2024 State of the Global Workplace report, one in five employees worldwide report feeling lonely at work often -a rate that hasn't budged despite all the interventions."
"For this article, we spoke with senior people leaders, including a senior manager at a telecommunications company, a former chief people officer at an international law firm, and an organizational development practitioner. These conversations reveal that workplace loneliness shows up in the metrics leaders already track, why ignoring it becomes costly, and what these professionals are doing to build more connected workplaces."
One in five employees report feeling lonely at work often, with UK employers facing a £2.5 billion annual cost. Workplace loneliness registers in standard metrics such as engagement, turnover, and performance. Loneliness at work is the psychological pain of perceived relational deficiencies, not mere physical isolation. Surface-level fixes like open offices or team-building events do not create connection; psychological safety and belonging do. Leaders who treat loneliness as an organizational issue achieve measurable improvements in retention and innovation. Effective responses focus on systemic practices that strengthen meaningful connection, trust, and inclusion across teams.
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