The Big Idea: We need to make work more welcoming

“One of the biggest business liabilities is isolation.”  | December 8, 2022

There’s much to love about remote work. You can accomplish a lot from the comfort of your own kitchen table, zip out for appointments as needed and be available to care for small children. The commute is definitely shorter. And yet, as freeing as all that flexibility may be, it comes at a price. There’s a reason these last couple of years have given rise to worker movements like “the Great Resignation.” In the absence of water coolers, face-to-face meetings and semi-regular pizza lunches, employers are now forced to work harder to maintain a sense of cultural cohesion. These days, one of the biggest business liabilities is isolation.

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