Tag: building a civilized workplace and surviving one that isn’t

Rudeness unchecked: Research shows increasing incivility in the workplace

By Tammy Binford Mar 7, 2013 HR Hero Line

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

by Tammy Binford Children are taught from the time they can speak to be nice: Say “please” and “thank you,” treat others with respect, empathize with others. But how much of that early training is evident in the workplace? There the ambitious and battle-scarred are likely to remember another lesson they’ve learned along the way: […]

To Create a More Civil Workplace

By California Employment Law Letter Jul 13, 2007 HR Hero Line

Updated: Jul 13, 2007

by Mark I. Schickman Robert Sutton is a professor at the Stanford School of Engineering and the founder and codirector of Stanford’s Center for Work, Technology and Organization. He wrote a Harvard Business School article, which was then transformed into the best-selling book The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That […]