The spectre of proximity bias hangs over both employers and employees adopting hybrid arrangements, with clear worries over whether those in the office will receive more preferential treatment to those based primarily at home.
Tag: Proximity Bias
Avoiding the pitfalls of proximity bias with hybrid work
Helen Kupp highlights that leadership, guardrails, and reskilling are crucial if organisations are to avoid proximity bias taking hold.
“The flexibility genie is out of the bottle and isn’t going back in.”
Kate Lister, President of Global Workforce Analytics, believes that companies must recognise, if they haven’t already, that flexibility is now the name of the game, and results-based management must be the goal.
“A company’s proposition on flexibility has become a critical factor”
Nick South believes the issue of proximity bias is a particular worry for those organisations looking to make progress on diversity, equity and inclusion.