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Yet today, one-third of employees still feel that their employer doesn’t encourage them to be themselves. A greater focus on authenticity and acceptance in the workplace will help talent attraction and retention in 2023, especially as a younger generation enters the workplace with greater expectations for their employers to treat them as a customer and help them to create meaningful moments and experiences. Generally, moments of meaning can fall into three categories: Cultural moments, family moments and personal passion moments. For cultural meaning, employers can create a more human workplace by
being open and more understanding to their employee’s faith, traditions and social needs, as well as encouraging diversity and inclusion. To increase family meaningful moments, employers will need to acknowledge that the definition of family has changed and improve policies in areas such as parental leave, childcare, bereavement and even pet care. For personal passion moments, employers will need to show a vested interest into their employees’ hobbies, values and passions outside of work and get to know their teams better. Hosting talent shows, encouraging volunteer and team building days are just some of the ways we can expect to see this manifest in 2023.
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