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Controlled Chaos or Neat Freak? Discover Your Organizational Identity To Boost Productivity

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Clutter is not inherently negative, but it becomes problematic when it affects work or mental health. A sterile desk, several filing cabinets, and a sliding drawer that hosts several pens and pencils may automatically come to mind when you think of an organized office, but in reality, organization doesn’t need to look this way.

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How To Successfully Combat Workplace Bullying And Harassment To Foster A Safe Work Environment

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Workplace bullying, according to the Workplace Bullying Institute, is repeated, health-harming mistreatment by one or more employees. Workplace bullying and harassment can happen in both in-person or remote workplaces, affecting the productivity and mental health of workers.

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AI Will Shape the New Era of Employee Performance Metrics

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Innovation metrics focus on the generation of new ideas, patents filed, or novel solutions to problems — which are harder to quantify but are important for organizations driving for growth and adaptation. These could include statistics on morale, burnout rates, and utilization of mental health resources.

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11 Things Organized and Productive People Do Every Day

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We fear that slowing down and organizing will kill our productivity, but the facts suggest otherwise: The average office employee spends “at least two hours a day—or 25% of their workweek—looking for the documents, information or people they need to do their jobs,” according to Glean ’s 2022 Hybrid Workplace Habits & Hangups survey. “54%

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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Hybrid Work Models and Office Reintegration

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It is essential to gather baseline quantitative and qualitative data for each metric, including employee surveys and focus group interviews, to inform decision-making before establishing a permanent hybrid work policy. As part of doing the survey, it’s helpful to ask respondents to opt into participating in focus groups around these issues.

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The Four Horsemen of the Mandated Return to Office

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A Future Forum survey found that 21% of all White knowledge workers wanted a return to full-time in-office work, but only 3% of all Black knowledge workers wanted the same. A June 2022 McKinsey survey of all workers, remote-capable and not, provides further context on preferences for hybrid work. Resistance .

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Employers Beware: There Are Rising Legal Risks Of Rigid RTO Policies

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Belval, who has multiple health issues, including a heart defect and severe anxiety, argued he was at increased risk for COVID-19. Mental health issues have become increasingly prominent in the context of workplace accommodations. In a lawsuit against Electric Boat Corp., Zacchery Belval, a resident of Enfield, Conn.,

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