{"id":12498,"date":"2020-11-11T15:14:04","date_gmt":"2020-11-11T15:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wellable.co\/blog\/how-to-combat-employee-isolation\/"},"modified":"2022-11-04T03:30:17","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T07:30:17","slug":"how-to-combat-employee-isolation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wellable.co\/blog\/how-to-combat-employee-isolation\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Combat Employee Isolation"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the year draws to a close, social distancing-related fatigue is wearing down even the most independent and introverted people. The pandemic continues to fuel feelings of loneliness and isolation<\/a>, threatening employee wellness and productivity along with it. While awareness about this aspect of well-being has certainly risen over the past several months, companies may be unsure of how to handle the problem effectively. Identifying the subtle signs of loneliness can be difficult and near-impossible with employees working remotely. Fostering a sense of community and belonging, without being in person, can be even more of a challenge.<\/p>\n

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Train Management To Identify Loneliness, Find Solutions<\/h2>\n

Certainly, adequate support for mental and emotional health needs should be included in any strong wellness program. With decreased social support, these resources are more valuable to employees than ever before. Expanding tools and content for managing stress, anxiety, depression, and other conditions is crucial to sustaining an employees\u2019 emotional well-being, and a positive attitude can help lessen feelings of isolation. Communicating information to employees about these benefits, how to take advantage of them, and their value to wellness and productivity is also important; many may have never needed to use these offerings before this year.<\/p>\n

However, aside from providing enhanced mental health support, dealing with lonely employees does not necessarily require the implementation of more benefits. Rather, the behavior and actions of managers and leaders within the company can be utilized to lift up lonely workers. Managers should be trained to identify the signs of loneliness and how it is affecting employees, and then be able to implement effective solutions.<\/p>\n