HR Pros – Employee Resistance to Change
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… Read More
Category: Human Behavior
Quick Tips For Surviving Toxic Worker Run-ins
It is a rare workplace made up of consistently professional and respectful staff. Learning how to navigate difficult coworkers is a fairly basic requirement for work in the modern American workplace. Toxic employees,… Read More
Word of the Day: “Overshare” in class and at work
What is it called when a person discloses something too intimate for the setting or social company? Teaching clinical psychology to college students is to truly experience the term: overshare. “Overshare” describes the phenomenon… Read More
The Special Grieving needs of Suicide Survivors
Introduction The loss of a loved-one or special friend to suicide is sudden and devastating. Some professionals refer to the healing journey in this situation as complicated grief. The American Foundation for Suicide… Read More
Business, Beauty or Sexy Head-shots
What is the Right Balance for Women in Business? There are two issues I think about and ask my female colleagues and friends about with some frequency – aging and standards for female… Read More
Summary of DADT, Workplace Culture and the Impact of Repeal
On September 20th, 60 days after the repeal order was signed for Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT), it goes into effect. Popular media have covered Military preparations for the changes. Though many see… Read More
911 – Mainstream Media and Human Trauma
I taught a psychology course, Trauma, Abuse and Recovery, where we discuss both personal trauma and more public, large-scale traumas like natural disasters. In addition to natural disasters of course, are those made by… Read More
HR Pros – 360 Degree Workplace Culture
The purpose of my work is to use human resource and business operations expertise to create positive and quality workplace cultures. In these ideal cultures, not only are company business goals more likely… Read More
HR Pros – Toxic Employees: Resistance to Positive Change
Context This article covers the situation of a well-meaning company owner whose organization is harmed by the presence of one or more negatively motivated employees. The arguments offered here do not respond to the… Read More