We are reading a lot about Return to Office (RTO) and how it’s critical to company culture that people get together. In fact, senior executives are telling us they are depending on it to maintain or create the culture they want. But what if your workplace culture is toxic? Does getting together help or make
“The biggest threat to organizations is the quiet quitting trend…” If you’ve read this headline, or others like it, you probably were either mildly intrigued or completely outraged.Your response says as much about your attitude to your work as anything ever will. Every once in a while, the business press gets hold of an idea
How much time do you spend proving to others that you’re working when you’re not in the office? This sounds silly, but my long-time colleague, Jessica Stillman wrote an article for INC.com recently that gave a name to that behavior: Productivity Theater. Productivity Theater is engaging in behaviors that aren’t terribly productive but give the
by Chuck Chapman, Content Strategy Coordinator If you study history, you know the word “unprecedented” is often over-used. Whatever is happening, there’s usually some kind of precedent to draw from that can teach us. It feels like we are facing one of the those “unprecedented” times right now: the return to the office. At least
by Kevin Eikenberry Everyone has an opinion about where and when people should work. Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan, was an early staunch advocate for Return to Office, stating at a Wall Street Journal event in 2021 that “Working from home… doesn’t work for people who want to hustle, doesn’t work for culture, doesn’t
Work-related stress and threats to our mental fitness because of our jobs aren’t new. In fact, if we can take anything positive from the pandemic, it’s that discussions about mental health are now out in the open in the business world. We’re now able to have productive conversations about ways we can promote better mental
How is your company’s Return to Office (RTO) going? I heard the funniest/saddest thing from someone who attended one of our webinars recently. She was bemoaning the fact that she didn’t want to go back to the office very often because of her co-workers. In fact, her exact words were, “It’s like people were raised
Do you struggle with proximity bias? The answer may reflect the future of your hybrid or remote team. First, we need to define the term. Proximity bias, as the name implies, means to favor the people closest to you physically. For teammates, this can mean working closer with those who share an office space than
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