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....
Do You Need to Investigate an Employee's Complaint?
Many employees come to us after HR has done an investigation. Regardless of how the investigation went, regardless of whether they were...
Are Things Bad Enough At Work To Leave?
Many of our clients come to us worried that "things might not be bad enough" YET at work to invest in getting help. What happens when we...
What If You Never Hear Back From Human Resources?
Employees often come to us and let us know that they reported abusive behavior at work to HR . . . And they never heard back. Or, HR...
Should I Report a Conflict at Work?
Often what happens when we experience conflict is we don't want to talk about it. We don't want to make waves or think that it's bad...
How To Tell If Your Organization Uses Gaslighting
When employees come to us and say they're experiencing gaslighting, it usually looks like this: The employee is doing their job, gettin'...
How To Know If Your Company Uses Brainwashing
A lot of businesses we see, especially well-meaning nonprofits and advocacy organizations, use brainwashing against their employees and...
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...
Are You Wrong About Racism?
I have talked to many, many white people in the past week about racism. Many of us are afraid to say something wrong, afraid to do...
Dealing with Dangerous People
Many of our clients have come to us lately with concerns around dealing with a person they believe might be dangerous. They say, "Am I...
