Business leaders across the country are struggling to find the best way to manage rising polarization and political disagreement at work. On Tuesday, December 10, Newsweek is hosting a panel event to discuss this thorny topic from all angles. Opening remarks will be delivered by Jim Link, CHRO of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the world’s largest HR professional association, which will also sponsor the event.
The discussion, titled “Better Workplaces: How to Foster Inclusion and Civility,” will include insights from legal, medical and social psychology experts, and feature advice for professionals in HR, DEI and communications.
The national mood has been tense, and people are unhappy. But we still have work to get done, together, every single day. What’s complicating matters is that we increasingly have less respect for those on the other side of the aisle politically.
A 2022 Pew Survey found that 72 percent of Republicans and 63 percent of Democratsfeel that members …