…belonging is not only good for workers but for business too. Belonging can lead to a 56% increase in job performance, a 50% reduction in turnover risk, a 167% increase in employer net promoter score, … , and a 75% decrease in sick days.

[….] perceptions of how inclusive and communal a company is will loom ever larger in people’s decisions about where to look for work—and whether to stay at their current jobs.

Social capital isn’t a nice-to-have; […] setting the stage for meaningful connection at all levels should be at the core of every organization’s RTO plans.

Decades of research on social capital revealed its clear benefits […]among them, lower turnover, improved […] performance, increased knowledge transfer, greater innovation, […]

Companies that prioritize their workers’ social well-being and give people opportunities to make friends at work could help solve the epidemic of loneliness, which afflicts far too much of humanity.

Interpersonal work relationships have a […] significant positive effect on the job satisfaction of the average employee. Relationships rank first out of 12 domains of workplace quality in terms of power to explain […] job satisfaction.

[…] the challenges employees are experiencing in building meaningful connections and collaborating with coworkers have also left a void in everyday creativity at work.

Gallup research found that when 60% of employees have a work best friend, safety incidents decreased by 36%, customer engagement increased by 7%, and profits increased by 12%.