Build the relational intelligence at work that makes teams succeed in the age of AI
We help leaders strengthen collaboration, trust, and cohesion in teams, so productivity, wellbeing, and retention scale together.
Employee disconnection is undermining engagement and productivity
How much is disconnection costing your organisation?
Your organisation can have smart people and a strong strategy and still underperform. Hybrid work, digital communication, the rise of AI tools, and constant change make collaboration more complex. Employees may deliver tasks, yet feel disconnected from colleagues and from the organisation itself. As more work becomes automated or mediated by technology, opportunities to build real human connection are shrinking. When teams lack unity, trust, and shared identity, collaboration breaks down, conflict increases, and people disengage from organisational goals. These relational gaps are often invisible, yet they directly affect productivity, innovation, and retention.
employees feel disconnected from colleagues.
1 in 2
early-career employees feel lonely at work making them 1.5x more likely to disengage and 4.5x more likely to struggle with productivity.
46%
of Gen Z employees say they prefer asking AI about work-related questions rather than their colleagues or managers, which further deepens workplace disconnection.
Clients who leverage our approach experience lasting unity at work. They achieve this by using our diagnostics, interactive workshops, and practical guidance to build trust, improve collaboration, and foster a strong sense of “we” in their teams. This research-based method develops relational intelligence that drives engagement, lowers conflict, and enhances retention in a workplace increasingly influenced by AI.
Check Where Your Organisation Stands
We uncover where unity is strong and where it is breaking down. Our diagnostic identifies relational strengths, trust levels, conflict patterns, and collaboration barriers giving you a clear picture of what drives or blocks performance. Reach out for a free diagnostic to get started.
Build the Skills Your Workforce Needs
As AI and automation transform how we work, relational intelligence is becoming mission-critical. Our interactive training equips employees and leaders with everyday behaviours that build trust, reduce conflict, and strengthen how teams work as one. Book us for a webinar, workshop series, or teaser session.
Turn Insight into Lasting Change
We help you translate insights into an actionable roadmap. You receive clear priorities, practical rituals, and leadership practices that sustain connection at scale, so people engage, thrive, and stay.
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At Oneness UP, we help leaders build the relational intelligence at work that helps individuals and teams feel and act as a cohesive "we".
Relational intelligence includes:
- empathy, active listening and perspective taking
- emotional awareness and regulation
- trust building in everyday interactions
- effective and respectful communication
- navigating conflict in a constructive way
- organisational awareness and shared purpose
It is learnable, measurable, and closely linked to performance, wellbeing and retention.
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Iga Pilewska
CEO & Founder
Iga, founder of Oneness UP, is a former Gartner Future of Work lead researcher in Europe and a Harvard Business Review-published author. With a sociology background from the London School of Economics, she has spent over nine years building workplace connections. At Gartner, her pioneering work contributed to boosting employee engagement to over 70% and increasing wellbeing and intent to stay to over 80% across UK, US, and India teams. Oneness UP draws from her research with 200+ organisations and 40+ publications, bridging academic insights with practical workforce solutions.
André Rolina
VP Growth
André, VP of Growth at Oneness UP and former Client Executive and Director at Gartner, is a strategic growth expert specialising in helping organisations navigate complex transformations. Drawing on his experience partnering with C-level leaders across the US and Europe, he brings a data-driven approach to scaling businesses and sharpening market positioning. By bridging rigorous research with agile execution, André helps organisations translate mission-critical priorities into clear growth strategies. His work focuses on ensuring that investments in transformation, technology, and people result in measurable progress, sustained engagement, and long-term organisational resilience.
Driven by the passion to transform workplaces into environments where people engage, thrive, and stay - fuelling productivity and lasting impact.
What clients experienced with Oneness UP across recent engagements:
+20%
increase in perceived teamwork productivity
+26%
increase in intent to stay (share scoring 9 or higher on a 1–10 scale)
+35%
increase in peer support
20%+
fewer employees frequently experiencing stress
Our clients stay anonymous at their request. Above and below are anonymised results and participant feedback.
Participant Ratings
Average from 1813 webinar ratings (scale 1–6)
5.39
Session agenda
5.75
Subject matter expertise
5.68
Communication of knowledge
5.88
Engagement and approachability
Invest in relational intelligence: the future's most valuable currency
Attending the workshop helped me to see a human behind each role and showed me we are all one big team at work.
Josh M., Senior Consultant
I would be happy to come to the office more regularly to attend these relationship-building activities. They help me to connect with people more genuinely.
Alex W., Sales Specialist
The workshop showed me how to communicate effectively about more delicate topics at work.
Kate S., Marketing Manager
Based in London and Warsaw, we blend global expertise with a boutique approach, ensuring every client receives a personalised experience tailored to their unique needs.
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