A team member messaged a leader on WhatsApp asking, “How are you doing?” The leader responded with reassurance about work, family, and staying motivated, while keeping uncertainty private. Leaders are expected to perform competence and calm, so teams feel “He’s got this.” This role can carry a hidden cost: loneliness. The U.S. Surgeon General’s 2023 advisory calls loneliness a public health epidemic, comparing its health risks to those caused by smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day. The advisory’s examples focus on disconnected people, but leaders can experience a parallel form of loneliness despite constant connection.
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