Worker burnout. Talk to any manager or anyone in the industry and they will mention that it’s the one issue that keeps them up at night. And burnout is not confined to frontline and healthcare staffing workers or managers; it permeates across all segments and roles. Call it the Great Resignation or Reshuffle, the results on the workforce solutions ecosystem are widespread. Semantics aside, stress and exhaustion are driving people to make dramatic changes.

During this turbulence, it gives me immense joy to congratulate the winners of the 2022 Best Staffing Firms to Work For contest. These firms have maintained engagement and focused on the well-being of their workers in an era in which it’s not easy to do.

How do you ensure that your staff are happy doing their everyday jobs yet growing in a time where it’s not possible to walk across the hall and check in? How do you ensure your workers are productive and engaged in their remote locations? What can managers do to help employees burdened with childcare or aging parents?

As we continue to battle Covid globally, it’s more than a new world of work. We all have to adopt an approach that is compassionate and empathetic. As you will see from the feature starting on page 14, people are asking for different things to stay afloat. And these Best Staffing Firms to Work For have risen to the occasion. Not only have they given people what they want while retaining their internal staff, but the cultures created have helped contingents as well. Our Best Staffing Firms to Temp For grand prize winner, profiled on page 32, provides a glimpse of the possibilities.

There are lessons to be learned here. I urge you to read the grand prize winners’ profiles. At the same time, congratulations to all of the winners. You are leading with empathy and have taken us and the ecosystem forward.