As a seasoned senior vice president at a global tech firm, Sharon wasn’t expecting to feel emotional while listening to a keynote. But as former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy spoke, describing how loneliness has become a public health crisis, something clicked.
"It wasn't that the information was new," she told us. "It was that I suddenly saw the evidence everywhere—in my team, in our culture, even in myself."
She started describing what had been quietly gnawing at her: fewer spontaneous chats, quieter Slack channels, new hires struggling to find their footing, virtual meetings where people kept their cameras off and barely interacted. One line from a recent culture survey stuck with her: "I actually look forward to IT check-ins because it's the only time someone asks how I'm doing. That's supposed to be the most boring meeting of the month, and it's the one place I feel like a person."
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