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The Importance Of Connecting RTO Strategies With DEI To Meet The Needs Of Diverse Demographics

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Employee Resource Groups should be actively involved in shaping return-to-office policies, ensuring they meet the distinct needs of various demographics within the workforce and maintaining inclusivity. In a hybrid or remote work environment, the challenge is to ensure these meaningful connections are not lost.

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How Does an “Open Door” Policy Work in a Virtual Environment?

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For many companies, the pandemic has revealed whether they really had an open-door policy or healthy team dynamics in the first place. Problems arise when questioning how to cultivate this policy in a virtual environment. What is an open-door policy? Another aspect of the open-door policy is authenticity.

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Beyond Mandates: Shifting From Command And Control To Human-Centric Gathering Strategies

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Compliance with these blanket policies burns leadership resources, decreases retention, and erodes employee engagement. However, these blanket policies are detrimental to organizational trust, employee engagement, and culture. We continue to see organizations take a command and control approach to mandating set office days.

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Confronting The Bystander Effect In Workplace Harassment: 5 Strategies To Create A Bully-Free Workplace

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One of the most toxic behaviors that can infiltrate the office environment is workplace bullying. It can take various forms, such as verbal abuse, offensive conduct, and work interference. They can support the victim, report the behavior to management, or directly confront the bully.

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U.K.’s Nationwide Calls Over 10,000 Employees Back to The Office

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’s largest building society, has recently made headlines with an update to their flexible work environment. This decision by Nationwide’s new chief executive, Debbie Crosbie, reflects the widespread adoption of hybrid work environments as the standard moving into 2024. Nationwide, the U.K.’s

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Culturally Diverse Workforces Require Bespoke Mental Health Support

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The right support depends on managers actively listening to employees and providing the conditions and resources for conversations around mental health issues to occur. What this means is that all policies, resources, physical spaces, and the company’s ethos and values enable every employee to feel that their wellbeing has been prioritized.

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Customizing Coworking Spaces for Niche Markets: Smart Strategy Or Risky Move?

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Specialized spaces within coworking environments are trending, providing tailored amenities and designs for niche industries to foster creativity and collaboration. It can be challenging to search for specialized resources in a generic landscape or attempt to forge connections when the environment feels out of sync.