A negative workplace is harmful to both employees and management. It causes turnover, disengagement, lowered productivity, turnover, lawsuits, brand damage, and so much more. This growing negativity has numerous sources including toxic leaders, economic pressures, work-life balance issues, rapid change, record levels of turnover, the wrong people on the bus, and more.
Hoping this will get better on its own, is wishful thinking. It’s time to take the challenge on directly. As the old song goes, you have to accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative! This program is all about doing just that!
There has been a growing employee disenchantment with the workplace. Most people don’t even want to go to a “workplace” anymore! A negative work environment can be created by numerous factors including toxic leaders, economic pressures, work-life balance issues, rapid change, record levels of turnover, employee disengagement…and more.
As you can imagine, negativity feeds on itself, creating a spiral-down effect. If concerted efforts are not made to negate this negativity, things will only get worse!
There has been a growing employee disenchantment with the workplace. Most people don’t even want to go to a “workplace” anymore! A negative work environment can be created by numerous factors including toxic leaders, economic pressures, work-life balance issues, rapid change, record levels of turnover, employee disengagement…and more.
As you can imagine, negativity feeds on itself, creating a spiral-down effect. If concerted efforts are not made to negate this negativity, things will only get worse!
Don Phin
Don has been a California employment practices attorney since 1983. He litigated employment and business cases for 17 years and quit once he figured out that nobody wins a lawsuit. Since leaving litigation, he has written numerous books and presented more than 500 times to executives nationwide. He loves talking about emotional intelligence and creating engaging workplaces!Don was the founder and President of HR That Works, used by 3,500 companies and acquired by ThinkHR in January 2014. He worked there for two years as a V.P.Now in his “wisdom-sharing years,” Don loves advising and coaching executives. …
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