Business leaders keen to lure their people back to the office may have their work cut out for them. However, the solution may be simpler than you think.
In a large-scale survey conducted by FlexJobs in 2021, the biggest benefit of working from home was "not having a commute." Skipping the commute was seen as more valuable than cost savings, improved work-life balance and many other perceived benefits of working from home.
The mass job exodus sweeping America is fueled by newfound empowerment among workers who report feeling overworked, uninspired, and undervalued. Middle-class wages have stagnated for years, even as shareholder returns and C-suite pay increased. That has come at a cost.
Like all mass movements, this trend is more complex under the surface, especially for managers trying to hold steadfast against the tide. The good news is that it is possible to prevent some worthy employees from jumping ship.
Dr. Paul Farmer, global health champion, Harvard Medical School professor, anthropologist and co-founder of the nonprofit health organization Partners in Health, has died at age 62.
Ballad Health's board approved tens of millions of dollars last week to expand childcare availability for their workers, especially frontline clinical workers.
The phenomenon dubbed "The Great Resignation" has largely been attributed to women not returning to or entering the workforce due to the inability to find suitable and affordable childcare.
A national nursing shortage has impacted hospitals across the country during the novel coronavirus pandemic, but Ballad reported findings of a survey showing limited childcare options was overwhelmingly the reason why they did not return.
What often goes unsaid in workplaces is how well employees perform (which in a perfect system determines how they advance) is dependent on their social environments.
However, if the social environment is dysfunctional, out-of-sync, or toxic, that creates significant barriers and hurdles to improvement and promotion.