Productive Discomfort: Reframing Psychological Safety for High-Performing Teams
Google's Project Aristotle and the Mayo Clinic demonstrate that high-performing teams prioritize psychological safety, not as comfort, but as a foundation for productive risk-taking and constructive conflict, leading to innovation and improved outcomes.
Productive Discomfort: Reframing Psychological Safety for High-Performing Teams
Google's Project Aristotle and the Mayo Clinic demonstrate that high-performing teams prioritize psychological safety, not as comfort, but as a foundation for productive risk-taking and constructive conflict, leading to innovation and improved outcomes.
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32% Bias Score
Rhineland-Palatinate Sickness Rate Decreases Slightly in 2024
In 2024, the sickness rate among employed individuals in Rhineland-Palatinate decreased to 5.7 percent (20 days), down from 5.9 percent in 2023, mainly due to fewer respiratory illnesses, though mental health issues increased. Data from 146,600 DAK-insured employees was analyzed by the IGES Institut...
Rhineland-Palatinate Sickness Rate Decreases Slightly in 2024
In 2024, the sickness rate among employed individuals in Rhineland-Palatinate decreased to 5.7 percent (20 days), down from 5.9 percent in 2023, mainly due to fewer respiratory illnesses, though mental health issues increased. Data from 146,600 DAK-insured employees was analyzed by the IGES Institut...
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36% Bias Score
Future of Work: AI, Upskilling, Wellbeing, and Culture Take Center Stage
The future of work involves increasing AI integration, continuous upskilling, a focus on employee wellbeing, a return to office work with improved experiences, and a demand for strong workplace cultures and leadership, demanding proactive adaptation from both individuals and organizations.
Future of Work: AI, Upskilling, Wellbeing, and Culture Take Center Stage
The future of work involves increasing AI integration, continuous upskilling, a focus on employee wellbeing, a return to office work with improved experiences, and a demand for strong workplace cultures and leadership, demanding proactive adaptation from both individuals and organizations.
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32% Bias Score
Retirement Taboo: A Win-Win Solution for Employees and Employers
Only 31% of Australians retired by choice in 2024, revealing a workplace taboo around retirement discussions driven by fears of discrimination and lack of employer support; open communication offers win-win solutions for employees and employers through phased retirement, skill transfer, and better s...
Retirement Taboo: A Win-Win Solution for Employees and Employers
Only 31% of Australians retired by choice in 2024, revealing a workplace taboo around retirement discussions driven by fears of discrimination and lack of employer support; open communication offers win-win solutions for employees and employers through phased retirement, skill transfer, and better s...
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20% Bias Score
Leadership Transparency Deficit Impacts Employee Advocacy and Organizational Resilience
A LeadershipIQ survey of 27,048 executives, managers, and employees reveals that only 23% believe leaders constructively address workplace problems and only 15% believe their organization openly shares challenges, leading to significantly lower employee advocacy in less transparent organizations.
Leadership Transparency Deficit Impacts Employee Advocacy and Organizational Resilience
A LeadershipIQ survey of 27,048 executives, managers, and employees reveals that only 23% believe leaders constructively address workplace problems and only 15% believe their organization openly shares challenges, leading to significantly lower employee advocacy in less transparent organizations.
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40% Bias Score
Inclusion as a Business Imperative: Research Highlights Employee Preference and Strategies for Success
EY and Coqual's research demonstrates that two-thirds of workers, especially Millennials and Gen Z, choose inclusive companies, highlighting the business imperative of fostering belonging through data-driven storytelling, amplifying diverse voices, and addressing resistance.
Inclusion as a Business Imperative: Research Highlights Employee Preference and Strategies for Success
EY and Coqual's research demonstrates that two-thirds of workers, especially Millennials and Gen Z, choose inclusive companies, highlighting the business imperative of fostering belonging through data-driven storytelling, amplifying diverse voices, and addressing resistance.
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40% Bias Score
Kindness as a Leadership Strategy: Lessons from Fred Rogers
Fred Rogers' philosophy of kindness, exemplified by his actions and impact, provides key leadership lessons; studies show workplace kindness improves relationships, creativity, and resilience, creating a 'safe space' for collaboration and innovation.
Kindness as a Leadership Strategy: Lessons from Fred Rogers
Fred Rogers' philosophy of kindness, exemplified by his actions and impact, provides key leadership lessons; studies show workplace kindness improves relationships, creativity, and resilience, creating a 'safe space' for collaboration and innovation.
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20% Bias Score
Work-Life Balance Trumps Pay in 2024 Job Market
Randstad's 2024 survey of 26,000 workers across 35 countries shows work-life balance now outweighs pay in job choices, with 44% quitting toxic jobs (up 11% from 2023) and 48% rejecting roles from companies not sharing their values.
Work-Life Balance Trumps Pay in 2024 Job Market
Randstad's 2024 survey of 26,000 workers across 35 countries shows work-life balance now outweighs pay in job choices, with 44% quitting toxic jobs (up 11% from 2023) and 48% rejecting roles from companies not sharing their values.
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48% Bias Score
Demonstrating Care: The Cornerstone of Inclusive Leadership
Inclusive leadership, built on showing care through proactive check-ins, genuine interest in team members' lives, and support during struggles, fosters a sense of belonging, boosts morale, and improves team performance.
Demonstrating Care: The Cornerstone of Inclusive Leadership
Inclusive leadership, built on showing care through proactive check-ins, genuine interest in team members' lives, and support during struggles, fosters a sense of belonging, boosts morale, and improves team performance.
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36% Bias Score
Meta Faces UK Staff Backlash Over Job Cuts and Program Scrapping
UK Meta staff are "concerned" and "let down" by the company's decision to scrap factcheckers and diversity programs, prompting their union, Prospect, to warn Meta of potential difficulties in hiring and keeping staff, particularly given plans to cut about 3,600 jobs globally and the UK government's ...
Meta Faces UK Staff Backlash Over Job Cuts and Program Scrapping
UK Meta staff are "concerned" and "let down" by the company's decision to scrap factcheckers and diversity programs, prompting their union, Prospect, to warn Meta of potential difficulties in hiring and keeping staff, particularly given plans to cut about 3,600 jobs globally and the UK government's ...
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56% Bias Score
Unlocking Workplace Creativity: Mag Retelewski's Insights
Innovation strategist Mag Retelewski emphasizes that creativity is a teachable skill, crucial for workplace success, fostered by expanding knowledge, embracing diverse thinking, and integrating one's whole self into work, leading to impactful results.
Unlocking Workplace Creativity: Mag Retelewski's Insights
Innovation strategist Mag Retelewski emphasizes that creativity is a teachable skill, crucial for workplace success, fostered by expanding knowledge, embracing diverse thinking, and integrating one's whole self into work, leading to impactful results.
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20% Bias Score
Soft Quitting: A Stealth Threat to Workplace Productivity
Soft quitting, a subtle form of workplace disengagement, manifests as decreased enthusiasm and emotional disconnect, unlike quiet quitting's overt reduced effort; it's linked to broader trends like the "lying flat" movement and Gallup's findings on workforce disengagement.
Soft Quitting: A Stealth Threat to Workplace Productivity
Soft quitting, a subtle form of workplace disengagement, manifests as decreased enthusiasm and emotional disconnect, unlike quiet quitting's overt reduced effort; it's linked to broader trends like the "lying flat" movement and Gallup's findings on workforce disengagement.
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40% Bias Score