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This makes it even more important to include people with different backgrounds and life experiences in the decision-making process.

A tech firm specializing in e-commerce fraud protection with approximately 500 employees in the United States, United Kingdom, Mexico and Brazil, it was already familiar with a distributed workforce and work-from-home arrangements.

From the pervasive problems of stress and burnout, to the movement toward creating cultures of authenticity and belonging, to the examination of the costs of absenteeism and presenteeism, employee mental health has emerged as a critical component in building and retaining a productive and engaged workforce.

I believe workforce engagement, well-being and the ROI on “all-in” workforce spend should become part of executive scorecards and board reporting.

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“An additional unique characteristic of Certified B Corps is how they are really figuring out ways to unlock the local potential of the community they’re working in,” she said, whether through partnerships on workforce development programs or open hiring that offers a trial period and training to job seekers regardless of their education and experience.

Organizations often worry that hinting at workforce changes could cause top performers to consider leaving — a valid concern, notes Sarah Jensen Clayton, senior client partner and global lead of Korn Ferry’s Culture, Change and Communications Practice.

The Biden administration’s mandate, which was being enforced by OSHA, would have required private employers with more than 100 employees to ensure that their workforce was vaccinated or tested weekly for COVID-19 as part of the ETS issued on Nov. 4 .

Still, employee sentiment could necessitate an organizational response, especially amid a tight labor market where there are ample talent shortages and workforce experience is paramount.

Traversing a Two-Way Street Vince Cordova, a partner at Mercer who specializes in workforce mobility, said his company’s 2025 Talent Mobility Outlook Spot Survey found a majority of mobility professionals anticipate activity will either remain stable or increase for certain types of assignments.