The Legal Mind Podcast: Loneliness at work with Dr Anna Topakas
The Legal Mind Podcast: Loneliness at work with Dr Anna Topakas
LawCare's Gemma Matthews is joined by Dr Anna Topakas, a Lecturer in Work Psychology at the Sheffield University Management School, University of Sheffield to talk about loneliness at work. They discuss what it is, how it can affect people and what workplaces and managers can do to alleviate it.
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