Employers can support staff members' mental wellness by creating a workplace culture around healthful dietary choices. Benefits of such a strategy can include stress and anxiety reduction, better mood and energy levels, enhanced cognitive function, greater productivity and engagement, and lower absenteeism.

Companies can attract and hire more neurodivergent employees by revamping traditional hiring practices and offering more support and flexibility that can allow those team members to put their unique skills to work, writes Anthony Pacilio, the vice president of Neurodiverse Solutions at CAI Neurodiverse Solutions. "When employees feel supported in their work environment, they are more engaged, loyal and motivated to contribute, demonstrating that inclusivity is a smart business strategy," Pacilio notes.

Every manager encounters employees with an attitude, and Paul Falcone, author of "The First-Time Manager: Leading Through Crisis," recommends meeting privately with the employee and using neutral language to discuss how you perceive the situation and how to correct the perception.

Furniture retailer Room & Board has introduced an employee stock ownership plan that will give its 1,100 full- and part-time employees an annual allocation of shares based on salary and tenure. The ownership plan bought out existing investors, including founder John Gabbert, and its structure lets employees defer taxes on the value of the shares they own until retirement.

Data points have been heading in a positive direction since Lyft CEO David Risher took the helm a year ago during a low point where it let go 25%-plus of its workforce and made the rest come to the office three days a week. Lyft now is clawing back market share as Risher leads with purpose, engages workers and provides a sense of belonging -- all "part of what forms a connection to a company, if the company has a sense of purpose beyond just maximizing value for shareholders," Risher says.