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Loneliness Epidemic, Friendships and Mental Health in Times of Layoffs and Burnout with Gitte Klitgaard


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How can we feel closer to one another and less lonely? What can we do to start small, make mistakes and be human?


Gitte Klitgaard is an agile coach, trainer, advisor and mentor focusing on helping organizations implement psychological safety, responsibility, and accountability. She does this by working with teams and individuals. Among many other things she is coaching, advising, and mentoring managers and other leaders. Gitte is authentic, she will cut to the chase, and help people become themselves thereby reaching success.

Her community contributions include organizing coach camps, and speaking at conferences, where she highlights and makes topics like mental health and psycholological safety accessible. She creates safe and respectful environments at work and outside. She listens to and engages the more silent voices and minority groups.

So far she has keynoted on three continents and recently she contributed a chapter on team safety in The Art of Agile Development 2. edition.

In her spare time, Gitte collects LEGO and Yodas and keeps in touch with friends from all over the globe including some, she considers her second family.

Gitte is owner of Native Wired and has lead change at companies like IBM, LEGO, and Spotify.


Mentioned in this episode:

  • Neil Gaiman - https://bsky.app/profile/neilhimself.neilgaiman.com
  • Interview with Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ia6Di_ytiSE
  • Blue Zones book by Dan Buettner - https://www.bluezones.com/books/
  • Blue Zones on Netflix - https://www.netflix.com/se-en/title/81214929
  • Seth Godin’s blog -https://seths.blog/
  • Connect with Gitte Klitgaard

    LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/gitteklitgaard/

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