One of the most serious legal challenges any organization can face is how to respond to employee complaints without violating scores of laws prohibiting retaliation. In an environment where concerns are invited, the response to a complaint will not be a reflexive and negative – “let’s shoot the messenger” –
George H. Kaye Award for Demonstrating ELI’s Values Steve Paskoff recently announced ELI’s Accounts Payable Manager, Gloria Wright, as the recipient of the fourth annual George H. Kaye Award. As an essential part of ELI’s accounting department, Gloria is responsible for managing ELI’s accounts payable responsibilities. Her focus and dedication
A main factor contributing to the problem of poor behavior is that we’ve made ethics, compliance, and daily behavioral standards too complex. By trying to convey too much, we accomplish too little. Thus “teach little, remember much” is a better mantra than “teach much, remember little.” The more effective approach
Does your workplace provide an environment of professionalism, respect, and inclusion? Creating an environment in which all employees can thrive, from top management to lower level support, is more important than ever. Where does your workplace stand? While most professionals agree that a civil workplace critical to success, the important
In June 2016, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released new recommendations on how to prevent and reduce harassment in the workplace. Although the task force that produced the report was specifically assigned to study sexual harassment, many of their discoveries about what makes harassment prevention programs effective (and ineffective)
In the workplace, day-to-day interface among co-workers involves a wide variety of personalities and many different levels of conversation. What happens when those conversations drift toward stereotyping– and in particular, the inconspicuous kind? Even unconsciously, and without intentional bias, comments made by one employee can offend another because of a
