It’s when the allegations wash up onshore like bodies, that’s when we come to help. Someone gets fired or arrested and others resign while the rest of us stare and shake our heads. It’s difficult enough recruiting, hiring, on boarding, training and retaining workforces today. We do our best to screen out emotional instability, incivility [...]
Archive for the ‘Workplace Violence’ Category
Resigned to silence
Posted: 16th November 2011 by Kevin W. Grossman in Assessments, Background Screening, Human Resources, Leadership, Recruiting, Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Workplace Culture, Workplace ViolenceTags: assessments, background checks, human resources, leadership, Recruiting, workplace violence
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Domestic Violence Doesn’t Stay Home (Telling Amy’s Story Webinar)
Posted: 16th October 2011 by Kevin W. Grossman in Emotional Intelligence, Human Resources, Leadership, Workplace Culture, Workplace ViolenceTags: domestic violence, economics, human resources, leadership, volunteers, workplace violence
*Ignite* “You’re dead.” He mouthed the words from across the room. In an instant I went after him, the man who had abused me, my mother and sister 12 years earlier. *Ka-boom* Thankfully friends and family (in law enforcement) ran interference and removed me quickly, but not before a brief and violently acidic verbal exchange. [...]
Get serious about addressing domestic violence in the workplace
Posted: 19th September 2011 by Kevin W. Grossman in Economics, Emotional Intelligence, Human Resources, Leadership, Workplace Culture, Workplace ViolenceTags: domestic violence, economics, human resources, leadership, volunteers, workplace violence
I never wanted to be one of those people who gets interviewed and says, “Well, they were such a sweet family. They always looked so happy, but it’s just so sad what happened.” But I thought it yesterday when we found out someone we knew has been a victim of domestic violence for years and we [...]