In a world where so many companies insist on giving great weight to quantitative data, DEI is a realm where qualitative data must be given equal consideration.
The emerging healthcare workforce crisis is the result of factors like long hours, non-competitive pay, overall burnout and, while traditionally studied in the context of military personnel but now more commonly applied to those practicing medicine, moral injury.
The first Friday in March marks Employee Appreciation Day, and though it's nice that business leaders acknowledge this, employee appreciation should be less about small surprises or gifts, and more about creating an employee experience that continuously makes staff feel fulfilled, acknowledged, and supported.
The key to building a thriving workplace is authenticity: an approach rooted in trust, allowing individuals to build relationships based on openness, honesty, and being their true selves while actively enabling work-life integration.