ESPN sports journalist Jemele Hill has been suspended for two weeks after tweeting about Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones' threat to bench players who kneel during the national anthem. The network has instructed employees to avoid inflammatory speech, especially on social media, as it may "compromise the network's business objectives," writes Sports Illustrated's Michael McCann.
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When talented employees leave, it's often because they do not feel respected, they are burned out on company politics or they are not getting enough attention from management, writes Liz Ryan, CEO of Human Workplace.
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Learning how employees react personally to stress can help managers tailor stress-management programs to address individual needs, writes Michael Segovia of CPP. Here, Segovia outlines eight personality types and their responses to stress, then offers suggestions for using this information to help teams function better.
Today is designated World Mental Health Day by the World Health Organization, and the theme this year is mental health in the workplace. Anna Sellin, assistant director of the Lakes Crisis & Resource Center in Detroit Lakes, Minn., says it is important for companies and employees to have open and honest communication to reduce the stigma associated with mental health issues.
Many departing employees want no part of exit interviews, but done well, these meetings can identify weaknesses in company culture, writes Stuart Hearn, a performance-management specialist. "During your exit interviews, talk about the goal-setting process, whether or not they were clear about what they were meant to be doing on a day-to-day basis, and if they received the feedback they needed," he writes.