Employees Talk – Managing Workplace Gossip
Employee talk is good. In fact, it is one of the main ways that workers get to know each other and become comfortable and trusting. Sharing information starts to build friendships and studies show that employees are more productive when they work with people they like. But what about when employees get so comfortable that […]
Summer Vacation: Fun or Dread – 6 things bosses can do
Americans have lost nearly a week of vacation from 2000 to 2015. According to a study, conducted by the Travel Industry who partnered with Harvard Business Review, employees took an average of 20.3 days in 2000, but that was down to 16.2 in 2015. 55% of Americans are not taking all their vacation leaving 658 […]
Sexual Harassment and Romance in the Workplace
“Don’t date your honey where you get your money,” sounds like great advice in today’s workplace climate. In fact, office romance is at a 10-year low, according to CareerBuilder’s Annual 2018 Valentine’s Day survey conducted by The Harris Poll. They report 36% of workers reported dating a co-worker, which is down from 41% a year […]
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: 7 actions to start now for resistance and resilience
Ready or not, the egregious media stories of sexual misconduct in the workplace hit us smack dab in the face. Many of us were not prepared to hear the disgusting details of how influential people we admired and trusted were behaving when not being watched. This very public exposure of inappropriate sexual behavior by powerful […]
Preventing Workplace Harassment –Are we missing something?
Preventing workplace harassment has been a topic of discussion for many years. How are we doing and how do we measure? Do employees believe there is less harassment in the workplace due to prevention efforts? Statistics show that 61% of people contend harassment/ bullying in the workplace is current and on-going. Harassment claims associated with […]
Six ways to show you really mean open door
Six ways to show you really mean open door During my many years of investigating discrimination complaints, Complainants often tell me they filed their complaint because there was no other way to be heard. Isn’t that what an “open door” policy is supposed to be about –the opportunity to be heard? Open door, by basic […]
