HR Pros – Coordinated Strategies to Stop Bullies at Work

The dynamics created by clever bullies in the workplace is complicated.  Successful strategies to shift anti-social behavior require well-coordinated activities for three levels. Leadership First are those who truly have the power to… Read More

HR Pros – Information and Power Hoarding Excluding Coworkers

Information management troubles? Is it just poor workflow or is it willful information hoarding! A good friend emailed me recently about the concept of information hoarding at work. I write and speak extensively about… Read More

HR Pros – 4 Strategies for Dealing with Perpetually Negative Employees

Every workplace has that one negative employee who brings everybody down and burns out their supervisor. This post lays out strategies for supervisors to deal more effectively and helps make the case that they’re harming employees and the company. Read More

HR Pros – Failing to Confront that Offensive Employee?- painful & expensive fallout

You know that abusive employee whose supervisor is afraid to confront? There are so many ways for it to go wrong. What if they change supervisors? What if they have legitimate grievances? You’ve just handed them a get-out-of jail-free card. Read More

Surviving a Toxic Workplace Without Losing Your Mind

How bad is bad enough? Too bad to stay? Too good to leave? There are certain workplace challenges that no one should have to endure. But, can you insulate yourself from the toxic workplace around you? Read further for effective self-preservation strategies. Read More

HR Pros – 6 Difficult Employee Types: Which are most toxic?

As HR professionals, understanding the source of difficult employee behavior is key to finding the most effective intervention. This article describes tactics and relative toxicity of six difficult employee types: Gossip Clearinghouse Emotional… Read More

HR Pros – Retain Workplace Bullies at Your Own Risk!

Ignoring abusive employees doesn’t pay. I am amazed that while abuse and intimidation goes on under their noses, senior leadership has no idea. Even when one or two employees speak up leadership is vulnerable to arguments that the complainers are fussy, picky, or over-emotional . . . Read More

HR Pros – What are Toxic Employees and Bullies are Costing You?

This topic is receiving increased attention today for a few reasons. First, 28 states in the US have reviewed or are reviewing legislation to make serious, targeted bullying a statutory crime (The Healthy Workplace Bill). Second,… Read More

HR Pro – Protect Your Workplace from Toxic Employees

There’s a useful concept from the study of adolescent mental health in “risk factors” and “protective factors.” According to this theory, there are certain family and social characteristics that may exert influence both negative and positive on the outcome of an adolescent’s eventual success . . . Read More