MORE than two-thirds of workers in a recent survey said their employer encourages employees to vote, according to Perceptyx’s survey. Companies that encourage employees to vote had a higher percentage of workers who would recommend the company as a good place to work (86% vs. 59%) and had a higher percentage of employees who said they intend to stay at the company for at least the next 12 months (83% vs. 63%).

POLITICS can be divisive at work as well, the survey found, as 40% of respondents said they have had both a political disagreement at work and that a coworker has tried to persuade them to change their political party. Forty-eight percent of employees said it is important that most people at work share their own political beliefs and attitudes, but 42% have considered looking for a new job because of the political beliefs of co-workers.

A February Gartner survey found that 36% of employees say they avoid certain co-workers because of political disagreements. Politics can also be a distraction. A study by Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. found that last year’s impeachment hearings may have cost employers billions of dollars in lost productivity.

ACCORDING to a new study published by the Center for Talent Innovation, Latinos at Work: Unleashing the Power of Culture, most Latinos in the U.S. do not feel that they can bring their whole selves to the office. Seventy-six percent of Latinos say they repress parts of their personas at work by modifying their appearance, body language, and communication style — all components of executive presence, that intangible element that defines leadership material.

AT their company, 53% of Latinas and 44% of Latinos say that executive presence is defined by conforming to traditionally white, male standards. Furthermore, 43% of Latinas and 33% of Latinos say they need to compromise their authenticity to adhere to the executive presence standards.