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Return to Relationships: Why Return to Office Alone Won’t Fix Your Culture

From “Return to Office” to “Return to Relationships”

The real workplace challenge isn’t whether employees come back to the office—it’s whether they come back to relationships. Research confirms it: a 2024 McKinsey study found that the strongest predictor of post-pandemic retention wasn’t compensation or flexibility, but a sense of belonging and purpose at work. Similarly, Harvard Business Review reports that teams grounded in relational trust outperform others by 30–50%, even in hybrid environments.

True workplace culture isn’t built by attendance policies—it’s built by connection. Leaders who shift from RTO (Return to Office) to RTR (Return to Relationships) unlock stronger engagement, retention, and performance.

5 Relational Actions Leaders Can Take Today

  1. Audit presence, not just attendance. Engagement matters more than occupancy.

  2. Host listening sessions about connection. Ask where people feel relationally disconnected.

  3. Personalize connection. Move beyond one-size-fits-all culture events to make people feel seen.

  4. Equip managers with relational leadership. Build GENUINE behaviors into training, feedback, and expectations.

  5. Celebrate relational wins. Recognize trust, collaboration, and humanity—not just results.

The New Leadership Opportunity

If your workplace feels fragile post-RTO, you’re not falling behind—you’re discovering what truly matters. The path forward isn’t stricter mandates, but deeper human connection. The GENUINE™ framework from ARCH Impacts helps leaders build cultures of generosity, engagement, integrity, and empathy that drive real belonging and performance.

Shift the conversation: from return to office → to return to relationships.

👉 Learn more at www.genuinerelationships.com .

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Is Bureaucracy Hindering Your Innovation? Definitely if you are also missing Psychological Safety

Bureaucracy alone isn’t the enemy of innovation—a lack of psychological safety is. Organizations that balance structured processes with an open, trusting culture are the ones that unlock true creativity and agility. By reducing unnecessary bureaucratic hurdles and fostering an environment where employees feel safe to innovate, companies can turn their bureaucratic systems from roadblocks into launchpads for transformation. 5 tips towards an innovative culture.

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How to get past Quitters Friday in 5 easy steps

Quitting Friday, or Quitters Day, marks when many abandon New Year’s resolutions. Daniel Pink’s Drive offers insights to stay motivated through autonomy, mastery, and purpose. Own your goals by aligning them with personal values, focus on progress over perfection, and reconnect with the deeper "why." Build supportive habits and lean on accountability partners. Motivation isn’t about never faltering but persevering. On Quitters Day, choose to recommit, rekindle your fire, and keep moving forward.

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10 things parents are doing to exasperate their children in 2024

What is the goal of parenting?

To raise children who become self-sufficient adults who are decent human beings. Self-sufficient meaning they can manage their own emotions, provide for their own needs, and live in mutually beneficial relationships with others.

This article covers 10 things you are doing that are hurting your ability to lead your kids to success.

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Done well and good intentions are not synonymous.

Don't stop looking for ways to sprinkle the small things into your work and personal life. They really do make other people smile. But do these things in such a way that the initial smile doesn’t quickly and permanently fade into a frown because your attempt at a small thing isn’t done well. Three things you can do to get the small things right. #customerservice #service

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The Courage to be Intentional in a World of Amplification and Distraction

The books on culture, leadership, and success I read last year provided consistent advice for teams, leaders, and companies that want to be great. Get exceptionally good at knowing what the most important things are, talk about them constantly, execute against them flawlessly and measure success. The advice is basically: Be more intentional.

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