How does Return to Work survey data correlate to employee engagement and resilience? — Future of work is hi-flex 95% of employees want some control over how, when and where they work Source: Workplace Intelligence and Savanta, Inc. survey Feb 2021 80% of employees want some form of hybrid work Source: Microsoft 2021 Work Trend Index 70% of employees want to work remote for at least 2 days/week Source: Stanford SWAA March 2021

The fundamental questions on how flexible and who decides are at the root of the debate. — Over the last month, we have seen a wide variance in responses from companies as they plan for their employees to return to the workplace post pandemic. There are 4 types of companies emerging in this debate and they differ on 2 key aspects: How they define flexibility Who decides…

Employees and employers seem to be on 2 different pages of 2 completely different books when it comes to return to work (place). On one hand, companies are struggling to articulate why they need people in an office, what work (if any) did not get done due to remote work, especially in light of strong results. On the other hand, People are hurting and not feeling heard. We have an opportunity to listen…

A year of pandemic lockdowns, remote work and inescapable reflections. This is our story. — “Do we ever want to go back to our life before the pandemic?”, we ask ourselves on an especially snowy evening. It was a question that would not leave us alone and came up increasingly more often with a greater sense of urgency every time. Fast forward a year later…

What should you do if your colleague tears up? — 3 different brilliant talented inspiring women leaders cried in my office,… in the same week. The reasons for their tears were as different as the women themselves. But each one of them, as their eyes welled up with tears, felt terrible about “letting emotions get the better of them”, and…

An annual tradition to manufacture hope, when it isn’t easy to find — 10 years ago, I started sending new year messages to people I didn’t know. That first year, I wasn’t in the best place, and I was worried that I would carry my unhappiness and frustration into the new year. I was out of ideas, and inspiration. After a few days…

Shaping the future of people @ work — I love a challenge. So I chose a profession where no two days could possibly be alike, i.e., human resources! I am endlessly fascinated by people, organizations, and their path to greatness. The triumphs, the failures, the obstacles, the gut wrenching strife and struggles, the heartwarming stories of winning…

Year of the Human? Year of Reimagining Leadership and DEI? Year of Rethinking Sustainable Work and Workspaces? — Staring into the abyss of a crisis, forces us to reevaluate our priorities and how we live. 2020 was that kind of a year, for all of us, all at once. …

Ok, here’s the real deal. Hiring is a conscious action. We are NOT sleepwalking through hiring decisions, driven by our unconscious biases. Every decision we make on the road to a final selection, is a conscious choice to either be inclusive or not. We have an opportunity, and a responsibility…