Shortly after Kim Scott joined Google, a colleague told her not to wear a pink sweater to a meeting with the executives. Uh, as you might imagine, not cool. “The basic message, offered in the guise of ...

A workplace can have rules for almost everything, but sometimes, respect matters more than following the rulebook to the letter. Research from O.C. Tanner, cited by Great Place to Work, found that 37% ...

Organizations don’t need a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) strategy document to build psychologically healthy cultures where all employees can thrive; they need a strategy for eliminating ...

For many people, gaining respect at work is something that can drastically improve the trajectory of a career and can be the difference between stagnancy and having the door opened for new ...

Avoiding workplace gossip requires a multifaceted approach that includes clear communication, a positive work culture, training, policies, and personal accountability. Ever wonder why workplace gossip ...

At the moment, there is no claim that can be brought in an employment tribunal just for being bullied at work. The Bullying and Respect at Work Bill, if passed, would change that by creating a ...

Third in our series “What the Workplace Needs Now” is Respect. We describe what respect at work looks like, the cost of disrespect and ways to cultivate respect in the workplace. Trigger Warning: This ...

Workplace and societal incivility reached record highs in 2024, according to the SHRM Q4 2024 Civility Index. A staggering 74% of respondents said they expect the uncivil behaviors they encounter at ...

Disrespect can change us more than we realize. Sometimes it’s obvious. Other times it happens in moments that seem too small to matter—being repeatedly interrupted before we finish a thought, having ...