How a lack of connectedness impacts us all
Greater connectedness builds our capability to navigate uncertainty. Being, and feeling connected, is a fundamental human need – we all need to connect with other people, a sense of purpose and ultimately ourselves. But, it’s not always easy.
A lack of connection can affect anyone, and everyone:
- Organisations – reducing engagement, creating silos, losing talent, less able to be agile
- Managers and leaders – feeling isolated, overwhelmed by shifting expectations, struggling to adapt to new ways of working and build new capabilities
- Teams – lowering psychological safety, innovation, collaboration, learning, risk-taking, engagement
- New starters and underrepresented groups – feeling they don’t belong, don’t know
By understanding and leveraging the power of human connectedness, organisations have the power to benefit all their stakeholders including employees, leaders, families and society.