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Improving Job Satisfaction and Belonging Through Flexible Work and Leadership Cohorts

Four years into the new world of “flexible work,” many employers are still seeking a balance between employee’s desire for flexibility and the need for collaboration, connection, and job effectiveness on teams. In the wake of higher staff turnover rates and prominent calls for continued flexibility at a small university, finding the right equilibrium between in-person work and employees’ demand for continued remote work options was imperative. This study first evaluated the connection between flexible work and job satisfaction. Not surprising were the results that employees with flexibility had greater job satisfaction (88% of respondents) than their non-flexible peers (68% of respondents).

ResearchWehida NiaziMay 24, 2024flexible work, job satisfaction, remote work

Workaholism: Predictors and outcomes over time?

Workaholism implies not only an over-investment in work, but also an inability to stop thinking about work, a permanent and uncontrollable need to work, and negative emotions (e.g., frustration, anger) if the employee is unable to work. In this research, we showed that over 40% of the participants surveyed had high levels of workaholism. Furthermore, employees who tended to prioritize their personal life and were not prepared to sacrifice everything to succeed at work were less affected by these high levels of workaholism.

Editor's Picks, ResearchRachel WolfeApril 5, 2024Workaholism, over-working, remote work, employees, worklife balance