Two Things That Will Make Your Day

by Catherine MatticeAug 28, 2020

We’ve got two exciting announcements for you!

First, if you’re in California, have 5+ employees, and haven’t done your mandatory harassment prevention training yet, you’ve got until Jan 1, 2021 to do it. (Wait, that’s not exciting.)

What’s exciting is that we can make your harassment prevention training easy, fun, thought-provoking, and useful. Yep, I said it.

We can deliver training to your workforce in their own virtual session, or you can sign people up for our interactive webinar on Sept 8 at 10 am Pacific. Register your entire workforce, stragglers left over from previous trainings, or new hires.

Second, join me every Thursday at 9:30 am Pacific for my LinkedIn Live show, Catherine’s Corner. Each Thurs I’ll chat with a guest who has expertise in building a positive culture in some way.

Tomorrow, for example, we’ve got Nathan Craig from Culture Insurance. He’s got an interesting take on how insurance impacts culture. (He’s also hilarious if you just need a laugh.)

To watch the shows, just head over to my LinkedIn page at 9:30 am on Thursdays. View the list of upcoming guests so you can plan ahead.

Have a great week!

Catherine

P.S. Our harassment prevention training webinars are fun and engaging. If you’ve been on a webinar with me in the past, you know what I’m talking about!

Register your workforce for the Sept 8 harassment prevention training before we run out of spots. We’re also doing one on Nov 17 if that’s a better date for you.

About Catherine Mattice

Catherine Mattice, MA, SPHR, SHRM-SCP is President of consulting and training firm, Civility Partners, and has been successfully providing programs in workplace bullying and building positive workplaces since 2007. Her clients include Fortune 500’s, the military, several universities and hospitals, government agencies, small businesses and nonprofits. She has published in a variety of trade magazines and has appeared several times on NPR, FOX, NBC, and ABC as an expert, as well as in USA Today, Inc Magazine, Huffington Post, Entrepreneur Magazine, and more. Catherine is Past-President of the Association for Talent Development (ATD), San Diego Chapter and teaches at National University. In his book foreword, Ken Blanchard called her book, BACK OFF! Your Kick-Ass Guide to Ending Bullying at Work, “the most comprehensive and valuable handbook on the topic.” She recently released a second book entitled, SEEKING CIVILITY: How Leaders, Managers and HR Can Create a Workplace Free of Bullying.

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