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Germany
23 March 2024
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Workspace Expo Paris,
Paris
26 March 2024
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The Fourth Annual Progressing Neurodiversity at Work 2024,
Online
28 March 2024
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Design with Impact: A Symposium of Shared Ideas,
Denver
04 April 2024
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2024 Neurodiversity in Business Annual Conference: Collaborating for Impact,
London and Online
16 April 2024
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Salone del Mobile. Milano,
Milan
16 April 2024
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Do the workplace stories we tell serve us anymore? Exploring workplace change,
Online
17 April 2024
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Workplace Trends Spring Summit,
London and Online
18 April 2024
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March 2, 2020
Workers are as important as external stakeholders
by Bianca West • Comment
At the recent World Economic Forum in Davos, workers around the globe could be forgiven for remaining sceptical at the news that the corporate world now regards them as stakeholders, and as important to their organisations as shareholders and customers. The traditional employee/employer relationship is slowly changing. Where the relationship was once exclusively hierarchical, it is now evolving into more of a partnership. Employees want to be more involved in processes and decisions. Subsequently, teams need to be more collaborative and communicative to drive innovation and creativity. To encourage optimum performance, leaders must learn to coach and encourage, rather than simply direct. More →