The Receptionist

MARCH 6, 2023

Compliance with legal and security regulations – Do your visitors need to sign special acknowledgment or authorization forms? Ability to customize visitor policies – In addition to signing special medical clearances at check-in, you can also ask visitors to acknowledge your office policies.

Security 130

Security Computer Software Legal 130

Work Life

MAY 21, 2024

Middle managers have led their employees through the pandemic, navigated the Great Resignation, and implemented upper management’s return to office policies to disgruntled workers. Mid-level managers reported the highest levels of anxiety and worst work-life balance in a 2022 Future Fortum Survey.

Coaching 95

Coaching Office Policies Leadership Software 95

Ask a Manager

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

My employee is feigning ignorance of office policies I have an employee who “forgets” well-established norms and/claim they were not aware of something. If it’s always in their favor, name the pattern and ask them to review your office policies again so that they have a refresher.

Cubicle 43

Cubicle Office Policies Problem-Solving Consulting 43

Ask a Manager

JUNE 10, 2020

I do admin work for a small firm with two bosses: Isabella (who recruited me) and Ferdinand (to whom I directly report). Although our office is small, it takes up several floors of a narrow building. I apparently violated an (unknown) office policy, but it was honestly well-intended. Do I owe her one?

Supplies 28

Supplies Government Problem-Solving Mailing 28

Work Life

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon scorned calls from some employees to soften the bank’s five-day return-to-office policy in an animated town hall meeting on Wednesday, according to a recording reviewed by Reuters. Employees at the largest U.S. “I’m sorry. It’s my fault. I’m the boss.”

Banking 71

Banking Office Policies Finance Government 71

Work Life

DECEMBER 16, 2024

In a 2024 Littler survey , 57% of executives said their organizations expanded their DEI commitments, and 36% have maintained their efforts, while just 1% reported a significant decrease. Because of legal concerns and political backlash, however, many firms maintaining or expanding their DEI commitments have started calling it something else.

Leadership 98

Leadership Legal Creativity Prioritization 98

Work Life

JANUARY 29, 2025

Those who stayed would also have to abide by the new return-to-office policy , which would require them to come in daily. “Requiring federal employees to come to the office five days a week would result in a wave of voluntary terminations that we welcome,” they wrote at the time. Is any of this legal?

Government 52

Government Legal Office Policies Security 52