December 1, 2015, Tanya Salgado, Esq., White and Williams LLP, Philadelphia Most human resources professionals are comfortable issuing discipline to employees who engage in workplace misconduct during the workday; simply consult the handbook and determine the appropriate course of action based upon the nature and level of the offense. The situation becomes considerably more fraught,…
August 14, 2017 by Jon Hyman, partner at Meyers Roman Friedberg & Lewis and blogger at Ohio Employer’s Law Blog. In the wake of Friday and Saturday’s horrific, evil events in Charlottesville, the twitter account YesYoureRacist posted many riot photos and identified many of the rioters. And, as a result, some have lost their jobs. UPDATE: Cole White, the…
Better Business Bureau Ethics TORCH Award Finalist Lakeshirts Blue 84 from Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, builds their business by following five ethics rules and involving employees in the success of the company. Used by kind permission of the Better Business Bureau of Minnesota & North Dakota. Originally published on November 28, 2018.
Earlier this month at the Beacon Theater, in New York City, Daniel Kahneman, famed author of Thinking, Fast and Slow, had a conversation with neuroscientist Sam Harris. It ranged over many of the topics the Nobel Prize-winning behavioral scientist has explored in his work. This included the “remembering” and “experiencing” self, where intuitions reliably fail,…
Charles Darwin ended The Origin of Species, his argument for evolution by natural selection, on a note of celebrated eloquence. “There is grandeur to this view of life,” he wrote, “with its several powers, having been originally breathed into a few forms or into one; and that, whilst this planet has gone cycling on according…
Know and appeal to a short list of widely shared values. Don’t assume too little (or too much) commonality with the viewpoints of others.
Q: How do you establish and maintain a company culture when you have multiple offices and some employees working remotely? A: This is a common challenge for organizations adapting to the evolving nature of work with increasing need for telecommuters, decentralized offices and a remote global workforce. Creating and maintaining a thriving culture is more…
When these factors fall out of sync, things won’t work as smoothly as they did. Q: How do I keep my business aligned as it grows? A: You have designed your business with a structure, operating processes and culture that make sense to you. As you grow, you realize that aspects of your business will…
Any leader can develop ways to integrate new aspects of a culture, but this process of change will need lots of attention for a while. Q: What is the best way to handle a “problematic” company culture? A: Organizations often hit a period when many members feel the culture is “problematic” for some reason. This…
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