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		<title>New Forbes Article on How Loneliness And Longing For Connection Are Affecting Today&#8217;s Leaders</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2018 23:03:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katie Russell</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[<p>Loneliness isn&#8217;t something that people like to acknowledge, but it&#8217;s a real issue for many people today. Many leaders are so busy that they don&#8217;t even realize that they are in fact lonely. That&#8217;s a problem because loneliness is a &#8220;super stressor&#8221; that makes it difficult to perform at your best. In a new article [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.michaelleestallard.com/new-forbes-article-loneliness-longing-connection-affecting-todays-leaders">New Forbes Article on How Loneliness And Longing For Connection Are Affecting Today&#8217;s Leaders</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.michaelleestallard.com">Michael Lee Stallard</a>.</p>
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					<content:encoded><![CDATA[<img width="760" height="389" src="http://www.michaelleestallard.com/wp-content/uploads/Burnout-Prevention_860x440-760x389.jpg" class="featured-image wp-post-image" alt="Isolated businessman who is suffering from burnout" srcset="http://www.michaelleestallard.com/wp-content/uploads/Burnout-Prevention_860x440-760x389.jpg 760w, http://www.michaelleestallard.com/wp-content/uploads/Burnout-Prevention_860x440-300x153.jpg 300w, http://www.michaelleestallard.com/wp-content/uploads/Burnout-Prevention_860x440-768x393.jpg 768w, http://www.michaelleestallard.com/wp-content/uploads/Burnout-Prevention_860x440-518x265.jpg 518w, http://www.michaelleestallard.com/wp-content/uploads/Burnout-Prevention_860x440-82x42.jpg 82w, http://www.michaelleestallard.com/wp-content/uploads/Burnout-Prevention_860x440-600x307.jpg 600w, http://www.michaelleestallard.com/wp-content/uploads/Burnout-Prevention_860x440.jpg 860w" sizes="(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px" /><p>Loneliness isn&#8217;t something that people like to acknowledge, but it&#8217;s a real issue for many people today. Many leaders are so busy that they don&#8217;t even realize that they are in fact lonely. That&#8217;s a problem because loneliness is a &#8220;super stressor&#8221; that makes it difficult to perform at your best.</p>
<p>In a new article that I wrote for Forbes, I describe how loneliness is affecting today&#8217;s leaders and why we all need to take steps to address the issue in our lives and organizations. I hope you&#8217;ll <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2018/11/16/how-loneliness-and-longing-for-connection-are-affecting-todays-leaders/#2d009a371169">read the article</a> and consider ways you can boost connection in your workplace.</p>
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