Being Targeted or Worried About Being Fired for Pretextual Reasons?
We are seeing a rise in layoffs of people with protected characteristics lately, where the boss/employer blames it on COVID or finances....
Introducing the IMPACT Model for Cultural Health
Have you ever heard that our intent and our impact might be different? We mean to be kind, but people take what we say as criticism. We...
Be a Better Ally: What to Do When You Observe Harassment or Discrimination
I truly believe that having a healthy workplace culture is the way that we create better businesses, lead more productive lives, and can...
Strategies That Get Results
If you have worked hard to get to where you are in your career, but you’re worried you’re going to have to give up everything you’ve...
Learning to Resolve Conflict for the Best Possible Outcome
Let’s be real, the news has been bleak when it comes to the opportunity for reconciliation and resolution around harassment,...
Getting to the Root Cause of Conflict: The Power Dynamics Model
In my experience, in order to effectively stop abuse at work, we have to support both the victim and the perpetrator in understanding and...
'The Rock' and Cognitive Bias
Imagine you have a co-worker who keeps stealing your pens. Most of us have had something like that happen – a co-worker who takes the...
Real, Long-Term Solutions for Healthy Workplace Culture
Investigations are often not necessary in response to harassment and discrimination allegations. But the way you know if they are...
When Leaving is the Right Answer
Leaving is the right answer when it is the best answer for you to take yourself to the next level of who you were meant to become. Don’t...
Take Care of Yourself Without Rewarding Bad Behavior
I was consulting with a lawyer whose supervising attorney was being a tyrant to her because she was a woman. It was one of those...
