Posts Tagged ‘human resources’
State WSDOT HR Director fired for being a bully
Friday, December 10th, 2010
Kermit, the HR director for the Washington State Department of Transportation, has reportedly terrorized HR staff for years. He has now been fired for being a bully. And he now chooses to sue the state. Watch the Seattle NBC affiliate KING-TV report that aired on Dec. 9. Great tale of workplace bullying. Everything is accurate except the myth that HR is supposedly the role model for organizational integrity.
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Tags: HR, human resources, workplace bullying, WSDOT
Posted in Employer Action/Inaction | 2 Comments »
HR stops Workplace Bullying, if 3% = Success
Friday, September 3rd, 2010
I want to love HR. I know good HR people. One shining example was a 2009 WBI University graduate. She was accustomed to serving at the executive level, as Senior Vice President, in several hospitals. When we met, she had lost two previous jobs simply because she dared to stand up to senior manager bullies. Each time, the CEOs terminated her and kept their buddies. We withhold her name so she can work again.
Another good person is a New York City-based HR professional who blogs and has written a book called the HR Toolkit and works with our NY State group to pass the anti-bullying Healthy Workplace Bill, despite SHRM’s official opposition to the legislation.
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Tags: HR, human resources, WBI-Zogby, workplace bullying
Posted in Bullying Tutorials, Employer Action/Inaction, Science | 4 Comments »
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