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Is My Life Worth a Buck?

Stephen M. Paskoff April 7, 2014 No Comments

Is my life worth a buck? That’s what many owners of the Cobalt and other General Motors products must be asking themselves now. Surely, that’s the last question GM wants its customers to raise as they decide which vehicle will be their next purchase. This week, a several year old memorandum surfaced in Congressional hearings investigating safety issues tied to the Cobalt’s ignition system. Written

From Start Up to Grown Up

Tucker Miller March 31, 2014 No Comments

“It was a lot easier when we were all in our twenties, working out of our garage.” The comment came from one of my clients. We were meeting to talk about how some of the ways that he, now in his early forties and an executive for a multi-million dollar technology company, was behaving. Specifically, we were meeting to talk about several complaints from peers

Rapid Culture Change Is Possible. March Madness/April 1st Edition

Stephen M. Paskoff March 24, 2014 No Comments

Does your organization need to change its culture quickly in terms of workplace conduct and ethics issues? If your goal is to do the minimum but to give your organization defenses in case there’s ever a costly mistake, then here’s a roadmap to get you started. First, before any system-wide plan goes into effect, there must be top leadership sponsorship and support. When C-suite executives

Why Wait For the Law? Stop Bullying Now.

Stephen M. Paskoff March 12, 2014 No Comments

I recently participated in a webcast discussing current workplace issues which included bullying or abusive conduct. So far, such behavior, however defined or named, has not been recognized as illegal at the state or federal level. Generally, these and other programs I have participated in mostly consider whether workplace bullying is an imminent or remote litigation risk. No doubt that’s a matter with which to be concerned.

And the Award Goes To…

ELI, Inc. February 24, 2014 No Comments

ELI® is pleased to announce the establishment of the George H. Kaye Award honoring the ELI team member who, over the past year, best demonstrated ELI’s values of inclusion, integrity, client service, and overall team contribution. As Vice President of Human Resources at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, George Kaye engaged ELI on its first assignment. Over the past 27 years, George became a dear friend

Tackling Offensive Conduct – Inside and Out of The Locker Room

Stephen M. Paskoff February 19, 2014 No Comments

The NFL has released its investigative report arising out of Jonathan Martin’s claim that his teammates’ abuse forced him to leave the Miami Dolphins last November. Lawyers from a prestigious outside firm spoke with more than a hundred witnesses, reviewed thousands of texts and emails, examined practices and policies and made factual findings. They concluded that Martin had been repeatedly taunted, bullied and harassed by Richie Incognito