Connect your workforce, improve engagement, and drive productivity to undreamed-of levels with the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Connectable, Ryan Jenkins CSP.
Note: Combine any of the below programs or work with Ryan to create a custom program.
Remote work, advancing technology, and an always-on work culture are fracturing our relationships resulting in deep disconnection. A colossal 72% of global workers feel isolated at least monthly; with 55% saying at least weekly. Feelings of isolation and loneliness among employees are on the rise, and contribute to a real and growing mental health problem that affects both individuals and organizations. You’ll learn how addressing the issues―and finding practical, effective solutions―can transform an isolated workforce to one that’s happier, more engaged, and more productive in their efforts.
Connection is the most valuable workplace currency of the future. This session will teach you how to harness better human connection for improved well-being and collaboration across teams (whether in-person, remote, or hybrid). And spoiler alert…the fast-growing generation in the workforce over the next decade (Gen Z) is demanding more human elements at work.
A fully connected workforce is better equipped to respond to today’s high-flux and disruption-prone marketplace. Leaders who create an inclusive culture for their teams see performance increase by 17%, decision-making quality boosted by 20%, and collaboration enhanced by 29%. Learn how to unlock these bottom-line boosting benefits of belonging and much more.
Ubiquitous connectivity, mobile technology, shifting generational expectations, and life events like the COVID-19 pandemic have all swiftly contributed to the growing number of people working from home. Leading a remote workforce requires a different set of tools to sustain relationships and maintain productivity across a team. Learn the tactics and tools for organizations and leaders to boost engagement, create unity, and extend company culture among a remote workforce.
Ryan’s latest book was voted the #3 Top Leadership Book of 2022 by thousands of readers. Audiences everywhere love Ryan’s thought leadership and yours will too!
In part one, an understanding of loneliness and its impact on work and well-being.
You’ll find out how the “father of
24-hour banking” unknowingly reformed the social norms of connecting, the research that reveals why more people today ignore their doorbell…
In part two, how becoming connectable is the antidote to loneliness.
You’ll find out what wooly mammoths teach us about the power of belonging, how two neuroscientists used cocaine to understand the origin of loneliness…
You’ll find out how an unlikely connection saved a man from a near hundred percent fatality rate, how a first-time CEO used connection to turnaround an entire company (and community)…
Engagement
Lonely workers are 7x less likely to be engaged at work, and 5x more likely to miss work due to stress or illness.
Retention
Lonely workers are twice as often to think about quitting their job.
Performance
Teams with a strong sense of belonging see a 56% increase in job performance.
Well-being
Workplace belonging leads to a 75% decrease in employee sick days.
Loneliness lies at the intersection of inclusion and well-being. Decreasing workplace loneliness results in better belonging and healthier teams.
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It’s the first (and only) tool to quantify the strength of relationships among a team.
The Team Connection Assessment™…
In part one, an understanding of loneliness and its impact on work and well-being.
You will find out how the “father of 24-hour banking” unknowingly reformed the social norms of connecting, the research that reveals why more people today ignore their doorbell, what pervasive condition caused nine out of ten people to ignore a person in need, the peculiar way a solitary Gen Zer learned to use a manual can opener, how an extroverted consultant unexpectedly slipped into loneliness while visiting Elko Nevada, and how email caused a Millennial to experience deep differential loneliness.
In part two, how becoming connectable is the antidote to loneliness.
You’ll find out what wooly mammoths teach us about the power of belonging, how to neuroscientists used cocaine to understand the origin of loneliness how your future self can be certain that relationships are the undisputed secret to a long and healthy life, how neural seesawing proves your brain is playing favorites towards humanity, why Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs should be replaced in order to save our collective well-being, and how belonging can occur even among the most heated of rivals–Yankees and Red Sox fans. You will gain an understanding of belonging, why it’s needed at work , and how to identify workers who are in need of more connection.
You’ll learn how to use the four-step Less Loneliness Framework™ to improve your team’s connections. You’ll also find out how an unlikely connection saved a man from a near hundred percent fatality rate, how a first-time CEO used connection to turnaround an entire company (and community), how a record-breaking astronaut wards off isolation and loneliness while 254 miles from civilization, how “social snacking” is tricking the masses with the illusion of social sustenance, and how a young North American Indian warrior sparked the first social network. We close by reflecting on how humans can harness their greatest resource to reduce loneliness and an invaluable lesson about togetherness discovered in the middle of the Alaskan wilderness.
