Certain skills are essential for doing a job well. Marketing folks must know how to develop your brand and drive new leads. Sales people must know how to convert those leads into sales. Your fulfillment team needs to properly fulfill the order. Trainers need to know what they’re teaching your new …
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
Harvey Weinstein. The name used to be synonymous with Kill Bill, Good Will Hunting and countless other classic movies. Not any longer. As sexual abuse allegations against Weinstein mounted, it unleashed a seismic cultural reckoning. Created in 2007, the METOO movement got a hashtag in 2017 …
How Is Employee Drug Testing Changing?
Approximately 15 million employees are struggling with some sort of substance abuse issue (National Safety Council). Workers with substance use disorders miss nearly 50% more work days than their peers (National Safety Council) The rate of workforce drug positivity hit a fourteen-year high in …
What to Do If You Receive an EEOC Complaint?
First of all, don’t panic! Your company has NOT been found guilty of discrimination by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). This is the beginning of a multi-step process alerting you that a complaint has been filed against your company. The EEOC is responsible for enforcing …
Practical Tips for Conflict Resolution at Work
Workplace conflict can be all-consuming; like a bad song you can’t turn off. It puts employees on edge and hinders productivity. Everyone feels the effects even if they’re not directly involved in the issue. Problems don’t go away if ignored. That’s why it’s important to put processes in place to …