This is the Read to Lead podcast, episode 482.

One of the things that I believe is core in learning is what I call anchoring a learning.

And anchoring the learning is this idea that just understanding whatever I've read is not enough

to anchor it.

I need to put that understanding through my own filter and put it through my own experience

of like, okay, I understand this, but how does this relate to me?

Feelings of loneliness among employees are on the rise with 72% of global workers saying they suffer from it.

This sense of isolation is contributing to a real and growing mental health problem that affects both individuals and organizations.

Hi, I'm Jeff Brown, and this is the Read to Lead podcast.

It's the podcast that is dedicated to your personal and professional

growth, where I believe that if you want to achieve true success in business and in life,

then intentional and consistent reading is a must. Did you know we're just two weeks away

from the 10th anniversary of this year podcast? That's right, on July 16th, read to lead, officially

turns 10. Whether you've been here since the beginning or have come to the show recently,

thank you for helping it stay afloat so long. Well, today's guest is an author named Stephen Van

Cohen. He's co-written a book with Ryan Jenkins called Connectable, How Leaders Can Move Teams from Isolated to All In.

I'm going to be asking Stephen to share about how he describes loneliness in the workplace

and while we can no longer consider it a taboo subject, we'll compare and contrast loneliness with

isolation and highlight some of their key differences, we'll look at some of the

modern causes of loneliness and Stephen and Ryan's framework for addressing those causes and much,

much more. Hey, if you're in the States, happy July 4th, by the way, it's the beginning of a new

month, and that means a new theme inside the read-to-lead community.

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