Here are the articles about what is happening in the workplace that I've found interesting:

SHRM: Help Remote Workers Become More Engaged
The article addresses the challenges of remote worker disengagement compared to onsite employees and proposes solutions centered on managerial training and consistent accountability measures. Recognition of outstanding remote performance is recommended to boost morale, as Gallup's State of the Global Workplace: 2023 Report highlights. The article also explores personal factors contributing to disengagement, emphasizing the importance of creating a supportive work environment and ongoing responsiveness to individual needs.
Gallup: 6 Workplace Trends Leaders Should Watch in 2024
Gallup’s research indicates that how employees are managed has about four times as much influence on employee engagement and well-being as on their work location.
Organizations are restructuring, leading to stressed and disconnected employees. Leaders should consider re-tooling their management strategies to better support the changing needs of their workforce and organizational culture. Gallup suggests focusing on six trends: (1) global worker stress, (2) slow recovery of engagement with areas for improvement, (3) the need for trust restoration, (4) challenges faced by managers, (5) the importance of a long-term hybrid work strategy, and (6) the potential benefits and challenges of hybrid culture.
Dave Ulrich: A Blueprint for the Emerging Mental Health Agenda
The article provides a comprehensive blueprint for business and HR leaders to address emerging mental health issues in organizations. It highlights the increasing importance of mental health concerns, particularly in the post-COVID era, emphasizing their impact on employee experience and overall organizational outcomes. The author identifies three dimensions of mental health –believe, become, and belong– and outlines four levers for improvement: leadership actions, HR professional actions, HR practices, and fostering the right culture.

4. McKinsey: What matters most? Eight CEO priorities for 2024
Present eight CEO priorities for 2024, including Gen AI going from proof of concept to scale, how to outcompete with technology, what your superpower is, and learning to love your middle managers, among others. The article highlights what CEOs need to look at and care for themselves, too.
5. Culture Amp: 7 trends that will define HR in 2024
The article outlines seven HR trends expected to define the year 2024. The top challenges for HR leaders included talent competition, employee retention, flexible work balance, engagement, development, and performance management. Looking ahead, the focus shifts to regaining trust, particularly emphasizing leaders rebuilding confidence after widespread layoffs in 2023. The generational power balance is changing, with Gen Y in leadership roles and Gen Z already managing teams, bringing different expectations for communication and workplace culture. The article anticipates a closer collaboration between IT and HR teams to develop work tech stacks, incorporating AI for improved workplace insights and communication.