Connected At Work
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Connected At Work

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We’ve never been more reachable, and never felt more alone. Hosted by Simone Heng, human connection specialist and award-winning author of Let’s Talk About Loneliness, Connected at Work unpacks why disconnection has become one of the biggest hidden costs in business today.
Across five conversations, Simone gets into the real cost of workplace loneliness, why hybrid teams struggle to build trust, how culture and generation shape connection, what AI is doing to our relationships at work, and what it takes to lead in a way that makes people feel safe. Research, personal stories, and practical ta
Business
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8 minutes
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English
United States
5 episodes
since July 30, 2026
episodic
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Jacinda Ardern, Bob Hawke, and the Secret Ingredient of Great Leadership

Jacinda Ardern, Bob Hawke, and the Secret Ingredient of Great Leadership

Empathy, relatability and lifelong learning: Simone Heng argues these are the real building blocks of connected leadership, not personality quirks but skills you can build. She opens with Jacinda Ardern's response to the Christchurch attacks, brings in the late Bob Hawke as proof intelligence and r…
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People Are Falling for Their AI Friends - Here's the Problem

People Are Falling for Their AI Friends - Here's the Problem

AI is changing how we connect at work, and Simone Heng doesn't think it's all good news. She unpacks why lonelier employees lean on AI companions over real people, what that actually costs us biologically, and how Jonathan Haidt's idea of asynchronous communication might be quietly weakening our ab…
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The Zoom Trick That Builds Trust in Seconds

The Zoom Trick That Builds Trust in Seconds

Always online doesn't mean always connected. Simone Heng explains why hybrid teams are struggling to build trust, what disappears the second a relationship moves to video, and why the tools we call "connection" are really just communication in disguise. She shares her actual definition of lonelines…
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Boomers to Gen Z: You're All Speaking a Different Language at Work

Boomers to Gen Z: You're All Speaking a Different Language at Work

Simone Heng grew up across 11 ethnicities and three continents, so cross-cultural connection isn't theory for her, it's how she was raised. She walks through Erin Meyer's Culture Map and the difference between high and low context cultures, tells the story of a Singapore performance review she comp…
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The $154 Billion Problem No One's Talking About at Work

The $154 Billion Problem No One's Talking About at Work

Simone Heng puts a number on workplace loneliness: $154 billion USD in attrition, tied to something as simple as never finding a work best buddy. She explains why remote and hybrid setups make connection harder, walks through a study on how a trusted person next to you can change how steep a challe…
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