Workplace Wellbeing: Teamwork can turn effort into excellence 

Tap in to a work network — fear of asking for help can delay progress or even lead to higher stress levels

Henna Pryor: "Unless you’re a Polar explorer or an astronaut, very few people succeed at work alone. When people ask for help, they don’t just solve problems faster. They also built trust and deepen collaboration."

Many of us feel socially clumsy. That’s what the American workplace performance expert and former recruiter Henna Pryor discovered while researching her book Good Awkward. Published in 2023, this book explores ways we can boost our confidence to take the professional risks that might scare us but are necessary if we want to fulfil our potential.

Pryor wanted to find out why we were struggling with our social skills. So her Pryority Group commissioned a report called The Hidden Strength Powering Workplace Performance: Social Muscles. This report involved 750 American employees aged between 18 and 65 taking part in an online study in October 2024.