Companies will need workers with the right skills — and will need to invest in training them.
The political change could stir discord among workers who need to collaborate. But employers can preserve productivity and possibly friendships.
The decline can lead to poor health outcomes and a loss of GDP, says Daphne Greenberg of Georgia State University.
With polarization and friction rife, DEI expert Sara Taylor says we should look at ourselves rather than blame others.
“If everybody simply says, ‘I’m immovable,’ nothing changes,” the Aspen Institute’s Michael Reszler says.
“I think the idea is to set a norm of corporate political neutrality,” argues Sean Westwood of the Polarization Research Lab.
As political polarization in the U.S. proliferates, some companies have discouraged or banned employees from participating in political speech — with complex results.
“Marketplace Morning Report” host David Brancaccio’s thoughts on “Glengarry Glen Ross.”
Nearly 50 million people in the U.S. have a substance use disorder, and most are in the workforce. Could employers take a bigger role in recovery?
Kian Gohar, AI researcher and CEO of Geolab, discusses his latest research on the impact of generative AI on teams in the workplace.
