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#WorkTrends Recap: Benefits of Pets in the Workplace

We let the dogs…in on this week’s #WorkTrends as we took a look at the benefits of pet-friendly offices.

According to researchers at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business, it was discovered that pets in the workplace actually create a buffer between stressful situations, boost employee morale and increase productivity. This speaks fathoms about the value they bring not only to our personal lives, but to our professional ones, as well.

Host Meghan M. Biro was joined by Kurgo CEO Gordie Spater to discuss why allowing pets in the workplace is a good policy to have.

Gordie discussed the many benefits from improved employee engagement and overall happiness to lowered employee turnover rates.

Here are some other key points that he shared:

  • We are bringing more of ourselves to work these days both physically and emotionally.
  • Before allowing pets in the office you need to set explicit behavioral expectations
  • It’s important to make sure your office can physically handle pets. Accidents on carpet aren’t any fun.

Did you miss the show? You can listen to the #WorkTrends podcast on our BlogTalk Radio channel here: http://bit.ly/2iXM24e

You can also check out the highlights of the conversation from our Storify here:

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#WorkTrends Preview: Benefits of Pets in the Workplace

This week’s show is going to the dogs… specifically to dogs in the workplace.

According to researchers at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business, it was discovered that pets in the workplace actually create a buffer between stressful situations, boost employee morale and increase productivity. This speaks fathoms about the value they bring not only to our personal lives, but to our professional ones, as well.

Please join this week’s special guest Gordie Spater, CEO of Kurgo and host Meghan M. Biro on Wednesday, January 25 at 1pm EST as they uncover the benefits of a pet-friendly workplace.

Benefits of Pets in the Workplace

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Join Gordie and me on our LIVE online podcast Wednesday, Jan 25 — 1 pm ET / 10 am PT.

Immediately following the podcast, the team invites the TalentCulture community over to the #WorkTrends Twitter stream to continue the discussion. We encourage everyone with a Twitter account to participate as we gather for a live chat, focused on these related questions:

Q1: What considerations need to be observed before going pet-friendly? #WorkTrends (Tweet this question)

Q2: What are the benefits of a pet-friendly culture?  #WorkTrends (Tweet this question)

Q3: How can companies create a pet-friendly workplace? #WorkTrends (Tweet this question)

Don’t want to wait until next Wednesday to join the conversation? You don’t have to. I invite you to check out the #WorkTrends Twitter feed, our TalentCulture World of Work Community LinkedIn group, and our TalentCulture G+ community. Share your questions, ideas and opinions with our awesome community any time. See you there!

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