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Civil Treatment® Insight – Workplace Bullying

ELI, Inc. August 20, 2014 No Comments

Workplace bullying gradually undermines an individual’s self-esteem and confidence. Unlike constructive criticism, bullying in the workplace has the effect of further damaging a person’s performance (rather than helping to improve it). In order to reduce workplace bullying, leadership must build a culture that revolves around its goals, ethics and values. Watch this quick ct Insight video for tips on how to combat bullying in your workplace.

Why Organizational Culture is More Important than Workplace Compliance

Stephen M. Paskoff August 4, 2014 No Comments

On July 30th, the Wall Street Journal reported the following on a recent meeting of the New York Fed: “Thomas Baxter, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of the New York Fed, stressed at the outset of his remarks that he was only speaking for himself, but he pointedly critiqued company culture, saying that if a firm’s values don’t support the rules used to guide employee behavior,

“Please excuse any grammatical errors, sent from my mobile device.”

Tucker Miller August 1, 2014 No Comments

“Please excuse any grammatical errors, sent from my mobile device.” This is from an actual email message that I received and yes, the message contained within it a grammatical error. It virtually becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy: I will be making errors, so please look the other way; it’s something else’s fault, not mine. And this message is not uncommon, as I see many people begging

A Prescription to Stop Bullying

Stephen M. Paskoff July 17, 2014 No Comments

During a routine physical, your physician informs you your blood pressure is extremely high. She advises you to live a healthier lifestyle, but beyond that doesn’t tell you how to treat the condition or what could happen if you do nothing. Not a very effective way of convincing you to adjust your habits, is it? Unfortunately, that’s exactly how some organizations, including healthcare, are handling

Fixing the Common Cultures at GM and the VA

Stephen M. Paskoff June 25, 2014 No Comments

Consider two entirely different organizations: one is our largest automotive producer; the other, a massive federal agency. What General Motors and the Veterans Administration have in common now are acts of malfeasance that not only have created outrage, but tainted their reputations and the public’s trust. The facts are shocking. At GM and the VA, people ignored their responsibilities to fix known problems resulting in

The GM Nod and Salute – Legal Poisons at Work, Part 2

Stephen M. Paskoff June 9, 2014 No Comments

From what we have learned from their lawyers’ recently released report, executives and other leaders at General Motors apparently perfected their own non-verbal communication styles with an effectiveness which would have made Don Corleone proud. As candidly confirmed by CEO Mary Barra, leaders developed a cultural practice of tacitly agreeing not to pursue business problems with a “nod” while declaiming responsibility with an arms folded “salute.”

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Civil Treatment® Insight – Workplace Bullying

Why Organizational Culture is More Important than Workplace Compliance

“Please excuse any grammatical errors, sent from my mobile device.”

A Prescription to Stop Bullying

Fixing the Common Cultures at GM and the VA

The GM Nod and Salute – Legal Poisons at Work, Part 2