This week in Fairwords Weekly, we learn how to build a safe, supportive and productive work culture and how to emotionally attend to your employees, while also looking at ensuring hybrid work structures are productive.

How To Build a Safe, Supportive, and Productive Work Culture Post-COVID

Most organizations have gone through extreme disruptions and transformations in the last year and a half. They are now struggling to find the right “return-to-work” strategy, including the right approach to rebuild company culture to feel safe, supported, and excited to get back to work. Culture took a backseat during the pandemic, but now needs to be top of mind as companies shift to the new normal. Learn why culture is so important and what needs to be taken into account.

How To Emotionally Attend To Your Employees And Direct Reports To Combat A Mass Exodus

According to Bloomberg, 40-50 percent of the workforce is considering leaving their job if employers aren’t flexible about remote work moving forward. The same amount of attention needs to be placed on human capital goals as on business goals in today’s unpredictable environment. Using emotional intelligence skills to demonstrate warmth, caring, and concern for employee mental and emotional well-being is paramount to retention. Here are five ways to help your employees feel emotionally connected and engaged.

Hybrid Work Culture: Companies Ensuring Optimum Productivity

With the second wave of the pandemic underway, with a predicted third on the horizon, it seems unlikely that companies will go back to the way things were any time soon. It seems that a work-from-home or hybrid work structure is the future. Organizations need to reimagine their people-policies and practices in line with this new structure to help employees feel engaged, secure, and productive. Here are tips to help leaders navigate this new normal.