This post is for HR professionals who value an inclusive, respectful workplace in which employees are asked to participate in decision making. If you’re trying to manipulate or force employees into a more difficult work situation to increase profits, you can stop reading, this approach won’t help with that. Whose job …
I often make observations in the workplace that a typical HR professional might not see. This article discusses employee emotional health. Some employees are just natuarally more healthy than others. Read on to find out how they approach their work.
Most of us don’t like to confront others about their behavior. We don’t want to upset people, especially difficult folks. We know there’s going to be push back. But should we tolerate unwanted mean or disrespectful comments? Good self-care generally requires that we speak up. Read on to learn more.
The benefit of long experience is the opportunity to make management mistakes and experience poor management practices. It’s always easy to pledge to “not that mistake again,” or vow “not to manage others the negative way you’ve been managed.” Instead, this article is about the basic principles demonstrated by those …
What in the world does child abuse have to do with workplace bullying? You’d be surprised to learn that while child abuse is obviously more devastating and adults are better positioned to speak up, the power dynamics are quite similar. Read this brief summary to see how . . .
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 Victim Emotional Venter Negative Strategic/Toxic Gossip Gossips are highly social and are often friendly and well-meaning, but …
How do healthy people stay grounded at work? How can you make the workplace less stressful? Part of the answer is to be more aware of the human behavior and systems around you. Read on to learn how a healthy approach to your coworkers and the boss, can greatly reduce the stress we all feel from deadlines and the imperfect humans around us!
For some industries, front line supervisors rise up the ranks by gaining technical experience. Working 15 years, an employee could move up to supervisor because he or she has more experience than most of the workers supervised. This historical picture has certainly changed. Younger workers can learn through education some …
What follows is a guest post by a fan of this blog. Erin Palmer writes about topics like PHR Certification as well as online hr degree programs. Erin can be reached on Twitter @Erin_E_Palmer. I hope you enjoy this HR topic. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ There is always room for …
The process of change – how the world of business works is aptly described in Spencer Johnson’s 1998 book Who Moved My Cheese?* I recently needed an illustration of the maladaptive ways in which employees respond to change, while teaching Psychology in the Workplace. Students didn’t have the time to …
