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...h him. Neither of these people ended up in prison. Mrs Richardson went-on to mis-run a larger social services department in Hackney. Mr Sing became the main man at the Commission for Racial Equality until he was rude to a journalist while drunk and had to resign. So I agree with the idea that openness and honesty are keys to resolving conflict, but if senior staff aren't even willing to go to the meeting and admit "I don't give a damn who works here, I've no intention of doing my job and all I care about is making the department look good from above. I will use any system of unfair dismissals th...
Comment | 30 Jul 2008
The most common causes of conflict in British workplaces could be defused or avoided altogether through better communication, law firm Dundas & Wilson (D&W) has said.Eilidh Wiseman, Head of Employment Law at D&W, said businesses which foster a culture of genuine openness and honesty are most successful at avoiding time-consuming and often expensive internal disputes.The comments follow research carried out by D&W among HR professionals, which found that the most common causes of workplace conflict were:1. Absence issues2. Unclear policies leading to uncertainty3. P...
News | 28 Jul 2008
...uccess" that was eventually discredited after the Vietnam when the Pentigon finally worked out counting body bags was no way to decide who was winning the war as the guys with targets did whatever to keep the bosses target outcomes on target. Nevertheless, this mad " Freedom Model " is over here and depends on there being no such thing as society and every man jack of us 'looking after ourselves' regardless of how far we may have to deviate from our moral compass bearing. Scary stuff and I am convinced managerial aggression is linked to not only performance anxiety but feeling bad about the...
Comment | 31 Jul 2008
"Truth & Reconciliation" easier said than done when addressing an insecure workforce more used to 'approval deprivation' and 'performance anxiety' associated with poor communication founded on 'feedback blindness'. If there were more "Positive Regard for All" and a lot less feedback-blindness there may be a lot less need for "Protected Disclosures" if just someone had listened in the first. Teachers for one group w...
Comment | 28 Jul 2008
workplacelaw Michael Gibbons Paul Handcock Rita Donaghy Fiona Colquhon know-how to manage your workplace JULY / AUGUST 2007 ISSUE 29 Dispute Resolution: the repeal of the procedures They cost the Government £120m a year... They cost business £290m a year... But the number of disputes reaching tribunal is higher than ever! PLUS: PRO...
Magazine issue | 1 Jul 2007