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So, How Do I Talk About This Stuff?

Stephen M. Paskoff July 13, 2016 No Comments

Our tragedies in Orlando, Baton Rouge, St. Paul, and now Dallas have generated anger, fear, confusion, grief and despair. Many of us want to talk about these events with those we see and interact with most often – our coworkers. We believe such conversations can be positive; yet, we’re concerned the wrong words can permanently damage our relationships. For some, the choice will be to

Forget Politically Correct – Time to Be Humanely Correct

Stephen M. Paskoff July 11, 2016 No Comments

Words and acts have meaning. They start wars, lead to marriages and divorces, initiate and close deals, and affect what we say, do, think and how we respond to our daily life events. We witnessed their awesome impact again following the tragic events in Orlando, Baton Rouge, St. Paul, and now Dallas. I’ve updated this piece three times in the past two weeks struggling to

EEOC and ELI Share “A Meeting of the Minds” on Harassment

Stephen M. Paskoff July 7, 2016 No Comments

Here are some quotes from a document I read last week: “Workplace harassment remains a persistent problem.” … ““There is a compelling business case for stopping and preventing harassment” … “It starts at the top… leadership and accountability are critical” … “Training must change.” As I kept reading I thought, those ideas are familiar—in fact they sound like what we’ve said in our ELI position

EEOC recommends new approach to harassment prevention

ELI, Inc. June 30, 2016 No Comments

Last week, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released its recommendations for a new, more effective approach to preventing harassment in the workplace. In the 18 months prior, the Select Task Force on the Study of Harassment in the Workplace, worked closely with sociologists, industrial-organizational psychologists, investigators, trainers, lawyers, employers, and advocates, to gain the most comprehensive understanding of harassment, its causes, its effects,

ELI Hosts Civil Treatment Certification Course

ELI, Inc. June 16, 2016 No Comments

ELI, Inc. recently hosted their in-house, instructor Civil Treatment Basics certification course on May 10-12, 2016. For three full days, participants joined together to gain knowledge and perfect presentation and facilitation skills needed to effectively deliver ELI’s award-winning training to their co-workers. Steve Paskoff, President and CEO of ELI, Inc., kicked off the dynamic, interactive 3-day program with a high-level overview of Civil Treatment and

CIVILITY Rules! with Steve Paskoff

ELI, Inc. June 2, 2016 No Comments

Think that your organization’s culture doesn’t affect your company’s performance and bottom line? Stephen Paskoff, President and CEO of Employment Learning Innovations Inc., respectfully disagrees. Paskoff is a nationally recognized speaker and author of CIVILITY Rules. In his recently released book, he offers a new business approach that helps boost performance and limit risk by building lawful, professional operations that align with organizational values. Paskoff

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So, How Do I Talk About This Stuff?

Forget Politically Correct – Time to Be Humanely Correct

EEOC and ELI Share “A Meeting of the Minds” on Harassment

EEOC recommends new approach to harassment prevention

ELI Hosts Civil Treatment Certification Course

CIVILITY Rules! with Steve Paskoff