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.
A few years ago I researched what employees really want. It was preparation for a workplace branding article. If you don’t have the time or resources to survey your own employees you can use general list to guide company employee relations activities. If you are considering a culture improvement project you …
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 …
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, increasingly research shows the productivity cost to work teams bothered by these distractions. Third, studies also show …
Not listening to employee complaints or failing to act decisively will lead to disgruntled employees over time. Disgruntled employees are the ones who sue. Though most employment-related legal issues are avoidable many companies never work on prevention. They stay in reaction mode. Unfortunately, once you are sued by an employee, …
