Companies issuing RTO mandates “lose their best talent”: Study

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One reason cited is RTO rules communicating "a culture of distrust that encourages management through monitoring." The researchers noted that Brian Elliott, CEO at Work Forward and a leadership adviser, described this as the "weakest form of management—and one that drives down employee engagement"

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