Episodes tagged: Workplace

Navigating the Shift to Hybrid and Flexible Work Environments

In this episode Mervyn talks to Matthew Davis, Associate Professor of Organisational Psychology at Leeds University, about their major research project on how work and workplaces are changing to adapt to hybrid and flexible working.

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UPS Job Searches Surge Following New Labor Agreement That Boosts Wages

In this episode Steve shares how there has been a surge in jobseeker interest in UPS driver jobs in the wake of the company’s new 5-year labor agreement with the Teamsters Union.

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Executives Want Employees Back in the Office, But Don’t Really Know Why

In this episode Steve discusses how some senior leaders are mandating workers return to in-person work, despite having litte or no data or evidence that these mandates improve business results and employee experience.

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The Latest Updates from the Global 4-Day Workweek Pilot

In this episode Steve shares the latest updates from the global pilot of the 4-day working week – believed to be the largest study of reduced work weeks ever conducted.

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Office Etiquette Classes on the Rise with the Increase of In-person Work

In this episode Steve shares how some organizations are holding office etiquette classes to help workers navigate the transition back to in-person work, after three years working mostly remotely.

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Workplace Support, Challenges, and Empowerment for Parents

This week we met with Lori Mihalich-Levin from Mindful Return about empowering working parents as they rejoin the workforce.

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Labor Shortages Drive a Spike in Wages and Interest in Public Sector Jobs

In this episode Steve discusses how labor shortages and persistent vacancies have led some states and public sector agencies to raise wages and recruit more aggressively to fill open roles.

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Productivity Drag and How to Improve Performance and Profitability

In this episode Mervyn talks to Zena Everett, whose book The Crazy Busy Cure was a Business Book of the Year winner for 2022, about how to combat the systemic factors that reduce productivity and profitability per head within organisations.

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Weight Loss Proves Costly: More Companies Drop Coverage for Popular Drugs

In this episode Steve discusses how more self-insured organizations are dropping employee coverage of popular weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic.

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Empathy and Expertise: Insights on Layoffs and Inclusion

This week on At Work in America, Trish and co-host Mervyn were joined by John Baldino to talk about HR consulting and the importance of handling layoffs well.

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