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Connected At Work

by Simone Heng

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  • Jacinda Ardern, Bob Hawke, and the Secret Ingredient of Great Leadership

    July 30, 2026 · 5 min

    Empathy, relatability and lifelong learning: Simone Heng argues these are the real building blocks of connected leadership, not personality quirks but skills you can build. She opens with Jacinda Ardern's response to the Christchurch…

  • People Are Falling for Their AI Friends - Here's the Problem

    July 30, 2026 · 7 min

    AI is changing how we connect at work, and Simone Heng doesn't think it's all good news. She unpacks why lonelier employees lean on AI companions over real people, what that actually costs us biologically, and how Jonathan Haidt's idea of…

  • The Zoom Trick That Builds Trust in Seconds

    July 30, 2026 · 9 min

    Always online doesn't mean always connected. Simone Heng explains why hybrid teams are struggling to build trust, what disappears the second a relationship moves to video, and why the tools we call "connection" are really just…

  • Boomers to Gen Z: You're All Speaking a Different Language at Work

    July 30, 2026 · 9 min

    Simone Heng grew up across 11 ethnicities and three continents, so cross-cultural connection isn't theory for her, it's how she was raised. She walks through Erin Meyer's Culture Map and the difference between high and low context…

  • The $154 Billion Problem No One's Talking About at Work

    July 30, 2026 · 12 min

    Simone Heng puts a number on workplace loneliness: $154 billion USD in attrition, tied to something as simple as never finding a work best buddy. She explains why remote and hybrid setups make connection harder, walks through a study on…

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About the show

We’ve never been more reachable, and never felt more alone. Hosted by Simone Heng, human connection specialist and award-winning author of Let’s Talk About Loneliness, Connected at Work unpacks why disconnection has become one of the biggest hidden costs in business today. Across five conversations, Simone gets into the real cost of workplace loneliness, why hybrid teams struggle to build trust, how culture and generation shape connection, what AI is doing to our relationships at work, and what it takes to lead in a way that makes people feel safe. Research, personal stories, and practical ta