FOREWORD

BY TED GEORGE

As a practicing psychiatrist and neuroscience researcher, I’ve seen how important work is in people’s lives, as well as the impact it can have on their emotional well-being. As I talk with people, I often hear about their problems with supervisors, boredom with work, or being overwhelmed with responsibilities. These situations and others like them have a negative impact on job performance and mental health.

Steps need to be taken to change the status quo. Michael Lee Stallard’s Connection Culture not only ventures into research about the positive influence a connection can have on the work environment, it also offers practical approaches to make a change. Such tools have tremendously positive implications for managers and ...

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