Remote, hybrid, office -- what works best now? Five years after COVID forced nearly everyone home, many companies are still figuring out what their new work norm is. Some threw down the gauntlet with an office-forward strategy to preserve company…
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Have you heard about a newer workplace trend? Maybe not, because employees have been quiet about Hush Trips so far. Hush Trips - when employees' getaways overlap with their working hours and days, but they don’t tell you where they're…
People who don't even work at Amazon are up in arms over its newest workplace policy: Return to Office (RTO). Employees everywhere who love their hybrid or remote gigs fear Amazon's RTO edict -- everyone at corporate back in the…
Many employees at companies around the globe have done more than make arguments for more remote work: They've demanded it. And they might be onto something. In fact, many companies find work from home (WFH) is their competitive advantage. Still,…
Many high-profile executives and big-name companies have done more than make arguments for a return to office (RTO): They've demanded it. And they might be onto something -- something many employees aren't fond of. Now, HR is stuck in the…
Some employees are acting like scouts these days. They're working on a badge -- the Coffee Badge. But we doubt Coffee Badging is something you want them to do. When Coffee Badging, employees check in just long enough to swipe…
Hybrid teams are everywhere. Literally. But their managers aren't exactly equipped to lead them. Almost 60% of hybrid team managers were never trained on how to effectively lead people in a hybrid environment, a Gallup poll found. Many in the…
The pandemic permanently changed how we live and work. Businesses have had to revisit what it means to be a remote-first company to survive the modern world. Now, if companies don’t offer at least hybrid work options, they risk losing…
It may be unintentional, but proximity bias is a growing reality in the hybrid workplace -- and HR leaders want to be sure it doesn't happen. It's a crisis of visibility: People in powerful, decision-making positions tend to treat employees…
For many, hybrid work is a godsend. For others, hybrid work can hurt culture, connection and collaboration. For one company in particular, hybrid work caused it to collapse. And while some companies might not admit they have hybrid work issues,…
