If you’re a leader who really wants your employees at the office full-time, there may be a new solution: Join a small firm. According to new data, firms with fewer than 5,000 employees are nearly three times as likely to require full-time attendance from their workers as firms with more than 25,000 employees. In all, 23% of smaller firms require full-time office work, while only 8% of the largest firms do.

In today's competitive work environment, if company leaders plan to attract and retain the best talent to elevate their organization's progress and performance levels, it is key for managers to learn how to improve their ability to connect with their team authentically and effectively to generate a bond of trust and empathy that will continue to flourish.