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Compare and Contrast – What Helps Remote Employees?

I feel like I can just share the titles of these two articles and make my point. But I will add this one thing. As work moves to a more remote, work from anywhere, model, you have a choice on how to manage your people. You can define the work they need to do, explain how it will be measured and trust them get it done, or you can treat them like children.

Which one do you think will make for better engaged, mentally healthy, employees?

Survey: Flexible work improves mental health

Excessive employee monitoring: Once employees know they are being watched, stress begins to skyrocket

I mean, what else do you need to know? Which company would you rather work for?

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