The office may have traditionally been seen as a serious place, but things are changing.

Alongside triggering the shift towards hybrid working, the pandemic (and the working dynamics it forced us to adopt) provided us all with a chance to be more open with our colleagues. And as a result, more of us are leaving our ‘work personas’ at home in favour of an increasingly open, laid-back approach.

That’s according to new research from LinkedIn, which has revealed just how powerful being emotionally ‘open’ at work can be for workers’ productivity and wellbeing.

Productivity: why being able to have a laugh at work is so bloody good for you