Transform Workplace Friendships and Boost Performance.

Friendship Lab's training and EAP programs will help you build trust, collaboration and meaningful connections in your organisation.

Stronger Teams, Better Results.

Starting Now.

The research is clear: Employees with strong workplace friendships are 7x more engaged, more productive and more innovative. In contrast, disconnected teams experience higher stress, lower performance, and increased turnover. Yet most organisations overlook workplace friendships as a key driver of success. It’s time to change that.

Why Workplace Friendships Matter.

A Key to Employee Wellbeing and Retention.

As a CEO or senior leader, fostering connection isn’t just good for people – it’s good for business. When employees have friends at work, they are:

More engaged and productive
More creative and innovative
Less prone to absenteeism
Happier and more likely to stay

Fact: The workplace is now the #1 place adults seek out friends. By equipping your teams with the skills to build healthy workplace relationships, you’re not just boosting morale but improving your bottom line.

The Hidden Cost of Workplace Loneliness.

It's Higher Than You Think.

Workplace loneliness is real and isn’t just a personal problem, but a business one. A 2023 Red Cross report found that more than one in ten workers often feel lonely at work, while nearly half say they feel lonely at least some of the time. The impact is even greater among senior managers, with 32% often or always feeling lonely. When your employees feel disconnected, engagement, creativity, and wellbeing suffer, leading to higher absenteeism, turnover, and reduced performance. This is costing your organisation more than most realise.

In the United States: Lonely employees cost employers $6,000–$8,300 USD per year through absenteeism, turnover, retraining costs and lost productivity
In the United Kingdom: Costs reach up to £9,900 per lonely employee annually

Even a small number of lonely employees can cost your organisation tens of thousands every year in lost focus, collaboration and avoidable churn. The good news is studies show that for every $1 invested in programs to reduce loneliness, companies can realise $2.28 to $13.72 in economic return.

Investing in connection isn’t just the right thing to do for your people. It’s a smart business decision.

“By increasing the number of employees with a best friend at work, organisations could see 28% fewer safety incidents, 5% higher customer engagement, and 10% higher profit.”

—Gallup

Introducing Friendship Lab for Business.

Evidence-Based Training for Workplace Relationships.

Friendship Lab for Business equips staff and leaders with the skills to make workplace friendship work, building trust, collaboration, and better employee fulfilment. Unlike soft ‘team-building’ offerings, this training is practical, science-backed and results-driven.

OPTION 1

Keynote + Q&A

A 1-hour session to kickstart the conversation. Get your teams talking about the value of workplace friendships and how to start building them.

Delivered in person at your workplace or virtually via Zoom / MS Teams
Perfect for ‘town hall’ style sessions, away-days, or all-hands meetings
Includes interactive Q&A so your team leaves with practical takeaways

OPTION 2

Team Training

A half-day or full day workshop for your teams. Hands-on, evidence-based training to strengthen team bonds and embed relational skills into your workplace culture.

- The science of workplace friendship and its proven impact
Practical strategies for building trust, collaboration, and inclusion
Tools to navigate power differences, jealousy, and exclusion

OPTION 3

The Friendship Lab Course For Your Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Provide staff with 24/7 access to our proven 6-session online course, the Friendship Lab Course. Strengthen workplace culture and support employee wellbeing by making relational skills part of your EAP offering.

Extend relational wellbeing support beyond the training room
Help employees facing loneliness, disconnection or workplace stress develop practical skills
Integrates seamlessly into your existing Employee Assistance Program as a mental health and wellbeing resource

BESPOKE OPTIONS

Licencing and Tailored Programs

Executive Seminars

With a massive 32% of senior managers lonely, our Executive Seminar helps leaders navigate their role-based friendship barriers to form confidential bonds, reduce isolation, and enhance wellbeing. This is a strategic way to invest in your own social capital while learning how to foster a culture of connection within your organisation.

Industry Licencing and Partnerships

Interested in becoming a licenced provider of our proven Friendship Lab Course to your organisation, industry or sector? Looking for an ongoing partnership into your wellbeing or leadership development program? We're keen to talk.

Community and Council Partnerships

Friendship Lab also partners with city councils and community organisations to help strengthen connection and wellbeing at the local level. Through our train-the-trainer model, we equip staff and volunteers to deliver the Friendship Lab Course within their networks, ensuring no one misses out on the benefits of friendship.

Meet Your Speaker.

"Sheridan is an innovator, entrepreneur and an excellent commentator on our times." —Mark McCrindle, McCrindle Research

"One of the highest rated and most requested speakers we've had."

—Tina Lamont, The Excellence Centre

Sheridan Voysey is a sought-after speaker, TEDx presenter, and founder of Friendship Lab, the pioneering organisation helping adults and organisations unlock the power of friendship. With a 30-year media career, regular BBC Radio 2 appearances, and nine acclaimed books, Sheridan inspires leaders and teams to achieve greater belonging and wellbeing, with the performance benefits that follow. His evidence-based insights and engaging storytelling have captivated audiences in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and Europe, and he has appeared on outlets like BBC News, CBC's Tapestry, Channel 5 News, and the ABC.

What Your Business Gains.

Stronger Collaboration – Teams that trust each other perform better
Higher Retention & Engagement – Employees stay when they feel connected
Reduced Conflict – Equip teams with emotional intelligence & communication skills
Fewer Health & Safety Incidents – Employees who care about each other look out for each other
Healthier Work Culture – A connected workplace is a thriving workplace

Let's Build a Thriving Workplace Together

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Transform Workplace Friendships and Boost Performance.

Stronger Teams, Better Results.

Why Workplace Friendships Matter.

The Hidden Cost of Workplace Loneliness.

“By increasing the number of employees with a best friend at work, organisations could see 28% fewer safety incidents, 5% higher customer engagement, and 10% higher profit.”

Introducing Friendship Lab for Business.

Meet Your Speaker.

What Your Business Gains.

Let's Build a Thriving Workplace Together

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