As political tensions infiltrate the workplace, leaders must act to preserve trust, reduce turnover, and protect team dynamics.
A long time ago, in a workplace far, far away, team members didn’t often know their coworkers’ political leanings. Fast forward to 2025, and it’s been 40 years since politics in the workplace were ho-hum. Today, U.S. society is politically divided, and the workplace has evolved into a potential minefield of dissension and distrust.
But it wasn’t always this way. Prior to the 2000s — even as people became more outwardly political — they generally …