Surveys show that anywhere from two-thirds to three-quarters of all employers intend to have a hybrid workforce after the pandemic as part of their return to office plan. Employees would come in anywhere from one to three days per week to work on collaborative tasks with their teams. The rest of the time, they would work on their own tasks wherever they want — their home, a coffee shop, or if they wish in the office. …

Due to strong employee resistance and turnover, Google recently backtracked from its plan to force all employees to return back to the office and allowed many to work remotely. Apple’s plan to force its staff back to the office has caused many to leave Apple and led to substantial internal opposition.

Why are these and so many other leaders forcing employees to return to the office? …

When it comes to shopping choices, we overestimate our abilities to keep our impulses in check. You can avoid poor shopping choices by developing a host of shopping mental skills. That’s the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show, which describes what influences your shopping choices.

Video: “What Influences Your Shopping Choices?”

Podcast: “What Influences Your Shopping Choices?”

Links Mentioned in Videocast and Podcast

• Here is the article: What Influences Your Shopping Choices?
• The book Never Go With Your Gut: How Pioneering Leaders Make the Best Decisions and Avoid Business Disasters is available here
• You are welcome to register for the free Wise Decision Maker Course

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Hello, everyone, and welcome to…

Our assumptions about what others want are often incorrect due to the cognitive bias called the false consensus effect. Extensive research shows that most employees place a premium on telework and work-life quality after the pandemic. That’s the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show, which describes what employees want when they return to the office.

Video: “What Do Employees Want When They Return to the Office?”

Podcast: “What Do Employees Want When They Return to the Office?”

Links Mentioned in Videocast and Podcast

• Here is the article: What Do Employees Want When They Return to the Office?
• The book Never Go With Your Gut: How Pioneering Leaders Make the Best Decisions and Avoid Business Disasters is available here
• The book…

To cope with depression in the post-pandemic recovery, find new ways of fulfilling your needs for exploration, love, and meaning and purpose. That’s the key take-away message of this episode of the Wise Decision Maker Show, which describes how to cope with depression in the post-pandemic recovery.

Video: “How to Cope With Depression in the Post-Pandemic Recovery”

Podcast: “How to Cope With Depression in the Post-Pandemic Recovery”

Links Mentioned in Videocast and Podcast

• Here is the article: How to Cope With Depression in the Post-Pandemic Recovery
• The book Never Go With Your Gut: How Pioneering Leaders Make the Best Decisions and Avoid Business Disasters is available here
• The book Resilience: Adapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic is available…

What do employees want in returning to the office after the pandemic?

It’s easy to assume we know what they want. Our assumption is that they want what we would want in their circumstances. In other words, we place ourselves in other people’s shoes.

Unfortunately, that assumption falls into a dangerous judgment error termed the false consensus effect. This problematic mental blindspot causes us to perceive others who we feel to be in our tribe, such as those who work in our organization, as sharing our values and beliefs. That’s often not the case.

The false consensus effect is one…

Recap of Part 1: Causes of Work-From-Home Burnout and Zoom Fatigue

When the COVID pandemic swept through the country last year, companies quickly rolled out new strategies meant to help their businesses survive. One of the most disruptive, although it was a wise choice that saved many lives, was transitioning employees to working from home.

Employees found themselves overly tired and disgruntled, burned out by the very tools and processes meant to help them. Workplace stress eventually took its toll, and the new abnormal included workers complaining about work-from-home burnout and Zoom fatigue.

In Part 1 of this series, I talked about how I helped Matt, the CEO of an insurance…

Are you, or someone you know, struggling to cope with depression as we’re transitioning out of the pandemic?

What you or they are going through isn’t as uncommon as you might think. According to a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, depression has been three times higher during this pandemic than it was previously.

The researchers also discovered that lower income groups had an increased risk of getting depressed compared with higher income groups.

This puts more pressure on those who are already worried about, or dissatisfied with, their professional lives. It’s a vicious cycle when we’re all trying…