Civility at Work
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- STEM Workers Need Soft Skills, Too
That means tech workers who demonstrate social savvy may have an advantage ... of techniques to find tech workers with strong interpersonal skills, Shaw says. They record video job descriptions ... read more - Dogs in the office and ‘Taylor Swift Tuesdays’: Here’s what annoys coworkers
According to the Women in The Workplace 2018 survey, a majority of women say they deal with microaggressions — everyday, sometimes openly hostile racist or sexist comments — at work. Black women in particular were more likely than other women to have ... read more - The golden rule for respecting colleagues’ boundaries at work
Does respecting other people’s boundaries mean we ought to avoid touching at work at all? Not necessarily, says Jodi Smith, founder of the etiquette consulting firm Mannersmith. “I don’t ... read more - Riding #MeToo Wave, State Courts Get Their Ships In Order
which has found sexual harassment is more likely to occur when civility offenses go unaddressed. “Past sexual harassment trainings often focused on what behavior is illegal,” an Indiana Supreme Court spokeswoman said. “But by emphasizing whether the ... read more - Successfully Communicating Across Cultures
In her view, the best way to learn how to successfully communicate across cultures is simply ... “It doesn’t help them validate and understand where there’s career growth.” Campa, who is originally from Puerto Rico, said the best managers she ... read more - How to stop meetings from turning into venting sessions
Reinforcing an atmosphere of respect and civility will bring down the emotional ... She is also a licensed social worker and professor of human behavior at Hunter College. ... read more - 7 stupid things you’re doing to make yourself less likeable
Keep in mind how people will mirrow your behavior and make sure you are sending the right ... Research has shown that humor is a great tension breaker in the workplace. When we laugh in response to something that is said, something happens in our brain. ... read more - Smart call as Augusta keeps phones off the course
I’ve seen him hit a crooked drive, allowing fans to be five feet away from arguably the greatest of all-time - basically fans had the equivalent of floor seats to see Michael Jordan - and instead of watching a magician at work in excavating himself from ... read more - Higher Etiquette: Learn your marijuana manners in Emily Post’s great-great-granddaughter’s new guide
The plant’s presence is out in the open more than ever before, and for the many people that are just now starting to explore the wonderful world of weed ... on marijuana manners with the just-released “Higher Etiquette: A Guide to the World of Cannabis ... read more - Why tipping is such a contentious issue in America
According to Jayaraman, ROC United surveys reveal a troubling difference in the way female servers are treated in the workplace in ... going to put up with other behavior that you shouldn ... read more - UT Joins National Higher Education Network Focused on Preventing Sexual Harassment
UT is joining a network of more than 40 colleges and universities and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to research and develop new methods of preventing sexual harassment in higher education. The Action Collaborative on ... read more - Is It Ever OK To Ask A Bridesmaid To Alter Her Appearance?
This go-around, we have a dilemma of bridesmaid etiquette. The central issue here comes down to ... (I recommend not doing so if you are at work, in public, or another location where you don’t want people to think you are looking at porn.) ... read more