Today we will be talking with Dr. Connie Noonan Hadley who is a globally recognized organizational psychologist, thought leader, and researcher dedicated to enhancing work-life experiences. She is the Founder and Chief Scientist of the Institute for Life at Work. She also serves as a Research Associate Professor at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business, as well as Associate Director of the Human Resources Policy Institute.
Her work spans critical areas such as team effectiveness, psychological safety, loneliness, inclusion, trust, burnout, mental health, and the impact of AI on interpersonal dynamics at work. Widely published and named to the Thinkers50 Radar List for her rising global influence as a management scholar, Connie blends rigorous research with lived human experience to redefine what healthy, sustainable workplaces must look like.
In this conversation, we’ll explore how leaders can design workplaces of connection, meaning, and belonging, before loneliness becomes the silent epidemic of the modern workplace.
In this episode, we’ll explore:
✅ Why businesses should prioritize workers well-being
✅ How loneliness is a structural problem, not a personal one
✅ The ways social norms and workload expectations worsen isolation
✅ Practical shifts leaders can make today to build connected, thriving teams
