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How "yes" people enable serial abusers — part of the workplace abuse playbook
This week, the New York state attorney general released a 165-page report on Governor Andrew Cuomo's misdeeds, including how those misdeeds were allowed to fester: through his "yes" people, the loyalists who protected...
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A federal whistleblower from the U.S. Border Patrol reveals what it's like to expose corruption
Going to work shouldn't mean witnessing blatant violations of moral code and suffering from demeaning treatment. But that's what going to work means for thousands of workers, including former U.S. Border Patrolwoman...
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Former NFL cheerleader Lacy Fields reveals what it was like to go up against the NFL
When a business owner decides to pay a worker for their time and effort, that business owner understands they will make money off that time and effort. It's part of doing business. But what happens when that business...
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How female minority nurses described their work cultures in hospitals
In January 2021, researcher Ekta Srinivasa, RN, PhD revealed her findings of her study on experiences of self-reported bullying In female minority nurses within acute care hospital workplace settings. Her findings:...
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How to shift your mindset so you can put your values first
Looking at life in the long-term can help us have agency and create lives according to our own values. In this episode, I talk about how we can get altitude on our lives, as career coach Liz Ryan talks about, so we...
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How employers in health care management funneled sexism through bullying
Joyce was a solid performer in health care management when she found herself suffering consequences for those who sexual harassed. But not just once. In this episode, hear how her employers in her industry funneled...
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38 targets of workplace abuse share their stories and insights with legislators to demand change
Speaking out against workplace abuse can involve risk: risk of losing one's job, of losing future opportunities, and of losing relationships with those who benefit from the status quo. It can also involve finding your...
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Why training isn't the ultimate solution to mistreatment and diversity problems
Discovering bullying at work can follow a familiar pattern:
1. Employer mistreats employee or allows for a co-worker to mistreat another co-worker.
2. Employee sees the discriminatory impact of the mistreatment.
3....
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How far behind the U.S. is when it comes to legislating workplace abuse
The U.S. is one of the last industrialized nations to address workplace bullying legally.
But we're hoping to change that. On June 22, 2021, the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development will...
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My 3 big takeaways about how to approach work and life from a high school graduation
What can we learn from a high school graduation decades later? Well, it turns out a whole lot about approaching life from our unique viewpoint. In this episode, I talk about my three inspiring takeaways from a recent...
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How to cope with — and feel valued in — an oppressive culture
If you're wondering how to cope with a culture in which you you don't feel valued — and I'm talking not just about your toxic work culture but also the overall culture in which some carry more social weight than...
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The top 3 reasons to virtually testify in support of workplace anti-abuse legislation
Our voices matter. And we can use them to help pass historic legislation to protect worker dignity. On Tuesday, June 22, you can virtually testify in support of the Dignity At Work Act in Massachusetts — no matter...
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