In February Uber Engineer Susan Fowler wrote a blog post reflecting on her year at Uber – a year rife with sexual harassment and discrimination. Unfortunately, her year was also rife with ignored complaints made to HR because offenders were high […]
Employee engagement can be difficult to measure. Have you ever asked yourself just how many of the employees in your organization are really engaged? A 2014 Gallup Poll found that only 31% of employees are involved in, enthusiastic about and […]
I’ve been thinking about WHY people don’t take action against workplace bullying lately, and I’ve come up with three reasons: 1. Fear. In the case of workplace bullying, taking action means standing up to the bully. It possibly means standing up […]
Feminism has become a popular term these days, especially within the last couple of years. Some women despise the word while others live by it. And where are men in all of this? Do they agree in equality? Do those […]
If you attended the HRWest Conference in March 2017, here are the handouts I showed in my presentation and a few extras: Setting expectations worksheet (for managers and supervisors to use in working with employees) Examples of bullying behavior (a list of […]
Last call for spots in my upcoming webinar on workplace violence! This webinar appears to be one of my most popular – with the second highest registration rate ever. Pretty cool. Join me and another colleague, workplace violence expert Sue Hoffman, […]
In preparing for my upcoming webinar on workplace violence, I’ve been thinking about how hostile emails fit into the conversation. We’ve all received a hostile email at least once in our lives. Perhaps it was from an angry customer, a […]
I recently did a webinar in partnership with EBI: “Show Your Employees Some Love: 50 Easy-to-Implement Ideas for Building Employee Engagement.” The webinar was free, so I thought I’d share it with you. Watch it here. Download the slides here. Sincerely, […]