Connectable - Grow Your Social Fitness with Ryan Jenkins, CSP #84

As professionals, we talk all the time about the most effective ways to communicate with one another. But, one topic that we often miss in that conversation is the value of connection with those around us. Listen is as Ryan Jenkins shares how leaders can build valuable connections within their teams and increase the likelihood of retention. 

[01:32] Welcome to the show!

[02:44] Meet our guest speaker, Ryan Jenkins.

[04:20] Life and work are better when you’re connected.

[05:44] Gen Z is the loneliest generation.

[07:14] The pandemic’s effect on loneliness.

[09:44] The difference between communication and connection.

[11:24] The power of icebreakers in social settings.

[12:31] Ways to encourage connection in virtual settings.

[15:25] Connection is what holds your team together and brings strength to your work.

[17:45] Connections don’t have to be ongoing to be beneficial.

[19:35] Loneliness won’t be reported in the workplace because it comes from a place of vulnerability.

[20:34] Exclusion impacts the brain in the same way as physical pain.

[29:08] Loneliness isn’t the absence of people, but the absence of connection.

[33:35] Workforce leaders need to commit to connection and make a plan for the connection of their teams. 

[35:41] Assessments and tools for team connection.

[39:14] Connecting with yourself is just as important as connecting with others.

[40:49] Your team members will be more engaged with just one significant connection on their team.

[42:54] Exercises for connection activities among teammates.

[47:28] The importance of psychological safety in teams.

[48:39] Books and training programs that were instrumental for Ryan

[52:44] How Ryan stays connected with his friends and family.

[54:43] What Ryan would put on his billboard.

[56:38] Ryan’s parting words of wisdom. 

[57:56] Take action to connect with your team today!

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