Being Targeted or Worried About Being Fired for Pretextual Reasons?
We are seeing a rise in layoffs of people with protected characteristics lately, where the boss/employer blames it on COVID or finances....
Do You Need to Investigate an Employee's Complaint?
Many employees come to us after HR has done an investigation. Regardless of how the investigation went, regardless of whether they were...
How To Tell If Your Organization Uses Gaslighting
When employees come to us and say they're experiencing gaslighting, it usually looks like this: The employee is doing their job, gettin'...
How To Know If Your Company Uses Brainwashing
A lot of businesses we see, especially well-meaning nonprofits and advocacy organizations, use brainwashing against their employees and...
Leading with Integrity
In most states in the United States, employment is “at will,” meaning that an employee can be fired for any reason, unless the reason is...
Using Transparency to Encourage Growth and Retention
Before you owned your business, did you ever work in a business where it seemed like the rules were written by Lucy in Charlie Brown?...