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With decades of experience in delivering innovative learning solutions, leadership at ELI is often sought to provide expert commentary for the news media. Our experts provide insightful views, thought leadership, and opinions on a variety of topics related to building a legal and ethical environment and aligning workplace culture with organizational values. Here you’ll find links to recent articles written by or citing ELI experts.

Introducing CTX Active Learning for a Values-Based Culture that Delivers Results

Press Release

ELI is proud to announce CTX Active Learning, an innovative learning system that focuses on activating organizational values to transform culture for improved performance

What the EEOC’s ADR report tells us about workplace civility

Federal News Network

Federal employees have access to an Alternate Dispute Resolution option for EEO complaints. What type of results is it delivering?

All Things Work: Blending Compliance with Core Values

SHRM Podcast

Steve Paskoff joins the All Things Work podcast for an insightful discussion on the importance of establishing core behavioral standards aligned with your organization’s values.

Federal employees can resolve EEO complaints without litigation. But is the alternative process fair?

Government Executive

For employees at federal agencies, the process of filing an EEO complaint includes an Alternative Dispute Resolution option that can prevent litigation. Is it fair for all parties?

Ending the Workplace Diversity Wars

Training Magazine

In 1996, Stephen Paskoff wrote that the current approach to diversity programs was counter-productive and proposed a better strategy. Nearly 30 years later, he revisits the topic and reminds us that history does indeed repeat itself.

Perspectives on the new EEOC Guidance on Workplace Harassment

Compliance Perspectives podcast from SCCE

In April 2024 the EEOC released an update to the Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace- its first since 1999. In this SCCE podcast, Stephen Paskoff explains that the guidance now treats LGBTQIA+ harassment similar to other forms of harassment, and also includes behavior that occurs outside the workplace. Now more than ever, employers need to be aware of the rules and enforce compliance accordingly.

The Changing State of DEI Programs

WorkLife

A whirlwind of change is impacting the DEI landscape. This informative article details the trends effecting cultural initiatives and previews the potential impacts going forward.

Will incivility in the workplace skyrocket after the Trump convictions?

HR Executive

After Trump was recently found guilty of 34 charges related to falsifying business records, an already tense work environment is poised for even more incivility. HR experts weigh in on how organizations can prepare for, and potentially prevent, challenging conversations in the workplace.

What does the EEOC’s finalized harassment guidance mean for HR?

HROToday

With April’s release of the updated workplace harassment guidance from the EEOC, HR departments must interpret and apply the insights to their daily practices. In this article, Steve Paskoff, Esq. helps sort through the implications.

Bringing Decorum Back to the Floor

FEDWeek

Since the nation’s beginning, our Founders have recognized civility as the glue that binds crucial processes and enables progress. A lot has changed since then, including our politicians’ ability to treat each other in a respectful, civil manner.