URMC / Employee Assistance Program / News & Events / UR Medicine EAP Blog / June 2018 June 2018 Doing Your Own Team Building Simple team building exercises can can recommit the team to one another. Such activities can inject energy into the team, improve communication, boost productivity, and reduce conflict. Give it a try! Is Loneliness a Health Problem? A survey of 20,000 Americans suggests that the feeling of loneliness is common. A symptom of a larger problem, loneliness can affect you personally and professionally. Those whom it affects should take action or seek help.