People crave more connection yet feel less connected to their colleagues than ever before. According to our research, employees who feel isolated feel less attached to their work, and their sense of belonging and dedication to the organisation suffers, especially when it comes to talent retention.
Individuals who report to a manager that prioritises relationship-building are 27% more likely to stay, perform 31% better, and gain 13% more purpose and meaning from their jobs.
Listen to Hannah Thomson, Chief People Officer at Travelodge, Guillermo Miranda, Business Management Professor at Advantere and Better Up Science Board Member, and host Kristi Leimgruber, Behavioral Scientist at BetterUp, to learn how organisations can attract top talent and keep them by building a culture of connection.
Hannah joined Travelodge in June 2016. She began her career with the John Lewis Partnership businesses - John Lewis and Waitrose, where she held a range of roles in Operations and Human Resources, including time as head of the group’s HR transformation programme and Head of HR for the group functions.
Following her time with John Lewis, Hannah held senior HR roles with the car rental operator Avis / Budget, the self-storage operator Safestore plc and the Wyevale Garden Centre group.
Guillermo is a seasoned senior executive with extensive leadership experience in complex multinational environments. He joined the faculty of Advantere Business School in Madrid, Spain in August 2022, and balances his time advising startups and early stage digital platform ventures.
Most recently he was Boeing’s Chief Learning Officer and VP of Leadership Development. Before joining Boeing in February 2021, he was IBM’s Global Head of CSR and President of the IBM Foundation.
Dr. Kristi Leimgruber is a comparative psychologist and currently serves as a Behavioral Scientist on BetterUp’s Research & Insights team.
Before joining BetterUp, Kristi was a Professor of Psychology and a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Harvard University. Kristi did her undergraduate work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and received her PhD from Yale.
