Companies should review their performance-evaluation processes and compensation to ensure a consistent approach for remote and in-person employees. Remote workers may not be working on a level playing field as they could miss out on informal in-person meetings.

Departing employees can be valuable resources for an organization, and some might eventually seek new employment opportunities with the firm. For those reasons, it's important to implement an effective off-boarding procedure and consider developing an alumni program, writes Rebecca Zucker of Next Step Partners.

Engaging in physical activity may help reduce stress and address symptoms of anxiety and depression, experts say, citing studies showing the benefits of exercise on mood, though there has not yet been a conclusive explanation as to how exactly it does so. Theories suggest that exercise improves resilience, makes people more capable of addressing difficult situations and provides a break from stress.

A report by Aon indicates that employers expanded their available voluntary benefits by 41% from 2021 to 2022, driven in large part by the need to recruit and retain staff, as well as workers' interest in supplemental health coverage. The types of voluntary benefits that saw the greatest increases over the study period were critical illness, accident, hospital indemnity, permanent life and student-loan assistance.

Leaders can create a better life and career by identifying the right moral framework, values and goals that are personally important and create positive change, writes LaRae Quy. "You can read all the self-help books you want and attend all the motivational seminars you can afford, but in the end, your job is take a master class in self-awareness so you know what makes you tick," Quy writes.