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New World of Work survey report: Methodology and firmographics
This includes the methodology and firmographics from our New World of Work survey report which was published in August 2020. Mor...

CEO insights on the future workplace
When things go wild in the business world, CEOs inevitably fall into the spotlight. Everyone wants to know what they think and p...

The ‘new normal’: the future of hiring, onboarding and working
What has your company's hiring status been over the past few months? On a temporary freeze? In urgent hiring need? No matter wha...

Return to a new world of work: Get ready with these 5 insights
Return to work. The “new normal”. The “next normal”. All these and more are being discussed en masse as different economies and ...

Remote work trailblazer: Insights from SmartBug Media’s founder
Ryan Malone had a bold idea in the late 2000s when he launched his new chapter as CEO of SmartBug Media: What if we were all to ...

A Christmas fairy tale: the workplace edition
December 24th. 8:55 am. Coffee in hand. Just like every weekday morning for the past five years, you’re about to walk into your ...

Employee burnout for employers: costs, causes and cures
Have you ever felt so exhausted and disheartened that you just don’t want to go to work? Many of us have these moments — p...

Can we discuss politics or other controversial topics at work?
Let’s say that one of your employees posts a racist joke on their personal social media page. Even if it was meant by that emplo...

Why even ‘casual’ companies should have dress codes
Companies should have dress codes to define what professionalism looks like in their workplace. Dress codes can clarify roles, c...

The problem with employee wellness programs
Employee wellness programs are morally questionable and misguided. Companies usually turn to them to reduce health costs, but th...

The most popular company policies
Most employee handbooks include policies like anti-discrimination, confidentiality, code of conduct and attendance. Though those...

Employee monitoring: to track or not to track?
As anyone who has ever worked in the corporate world knows, it’s easy to clock up a 9-5 day and get absolutely nothing done. Bef...