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It Was in the Paper
Off-hand comments about a newspaper or blog article, TV show or even current events can disrupt work and impact working relationships. But let's face it, there's no way we can keep people from talking about these things.
It Will Change Your Life!
It can be one thing to casually invite someone to attend religious services with you, or to occasionally mention a religious belief or practice. But when you repeatedly and openly talk about your religious beliefs, or proselytize, to the point that it offends a co-worker, you can easily be accused of harassment.
It's Intolerable
Impact of offensive figures of speech on workplace relationships.
It's Just an Expression - Updated!
Helping employees and co-workers gain a better understanding of “diversity moments” through an example of how seemingly innocent expressions may have a harmful impact.
It’s All Good (from Good People, Bad Choices™)
A newly approved vendor sends an expensive gift to an employee. This vignette addresses the perceptions (and sometimes the reality) of accepting gifts.
I’d Like to Fire Them Both! (from FOSA™ Documenting Discipline)
When it comes to less-than-desired workplace productivity, you need to have a plan and process for tackling the tough stuff. Using the FOSA™ process gives you the tools to effectively leverage progressive discipline in everyday workplace situations.
Just Give Me Another Three Days
Digitally Remastered! As managers, supervisors and team leaders, there are times when we have to make some pretty tough calls. It just goes with the territory. And when we're faced with those kinds of situations, we have to make sure we don't let short-term gains, like closing a big sale, completing a big project or hitting a production quota, take priority over the long-term integrity of the organization.
Just Some Good Clean Fun
When humor goes too far and becomes inappropriate teasing and/or hazing.
Late Again? (from FOSA™ Documenting Discipline)
Deep in performance issues? Here's an example of the need to implement progressive discipline. Using the FOSA™ process, managers and supervisors have the tools to effectively tackle key workplace issues.
Legal Briefs™ Recruiting and Hiring: Avoiding Illegal Questions
Avoiding illegal questions during the interview process.
Legal Briefs™ Recruiting and Hiring: Conducting Legal Reference Checks
Conducting legal reference and background checks.
Legal Briefs™ Recruiting and Hiring: Describing the Job
The importance of using job-specific language and not exaggerating the benefits of a job during the recruiting and interviewing process
Legal Briefs™ Recruiting and Hiring: Promoting Diversity Legally
Dealing with members of a federally-protected status group during the recruiting and interviewing process.
Legal Briefs™ Recruiting and Hiring: Protected Classifications
The importance of avoiding reverse discrimination in the recruiting and hiring process.
Let it Ride (from Good People, Bad Choices™)
Selecting the right vendor is strategic and often a long process. This vignette tackles the issue of using a certain vendor based on a personal relationship with the vendor. We see how this can negatively impact the organization.
Let's M.E.E.T.™ Conflict Resolution Module
Help managers meet compliance standards for harassment-prevention training by using the M.E.E.T.™ model in everyday interactions.
Life's Not Fair
Retaliating against an employee who reports a safety violation.
Listen, I Was Just Wondering...
Could an unwelcome pursuit can become harassing behavior? What if it was a manager pursuing an employee? Fishing in the company pond for romance does happen, but there is more at risk than just rejection. Supervisors and managers should never proposition subordinates. Even social invitations between co-workers need to be carefully asked.
LOCK OUT Action (from The 3-OUT Approach to Workplace Safety)
Most intruders have a relatively short amount of time to inflict as much damage as they can before they’re stopped by authorities, before they end things themselves or before they are stopped – by you! They are running against the clock and tend to take the path of least resistance. As a result, they don’t want to spend time trying to enter a locked or barricaded space, costing precious seconds in their pursuit to kill as many as they can.
M.E.E.T. Zero Tolerance - Program Summary
Review of the M.E.E.T. communication model and the challenges of enforcing a zero-tolerance policy