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Discover 5 Tips To Mitigate Workplace Harassment And Avoid Toxic Organizations

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In a Q&A with Allwork.Space, Dr. Laura McGuire, a trauma-informed workplace training expert, shared her knowledge about how workers can advocate for themselves when experiencing discrimination or harassment in the workplace — and how to avoid companies that won’t address it. .

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Beyond Mandates: Shifting From Command And Control To Human-Centric Gathering Strategies

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We continue to see organizations take a command and control approach to mandating set office days. Gallup recently highlighted that 70% of leaders reported they don’t have the formal training to lead a distributed team—whether remote or hybrid. We invite you to listen to the complete interview. What’s wrong with office mandates?

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Mental Health First Aid: The Critical Skill Set Every Workplace Needs

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It’s standard practice to have multiple employees in every organization qualified in first aid so they can attend to physical injuries until professional medical help arrives. The need for this (and the gap in the market for training) resulted in the development of an organizational body, called Mental Health First Aid (MHFA).

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8 Ways to Support Formerly Incarcerated Citizens Reentering Society

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Right now, yes,” says Kevin McCracken, executive director of The Last Mile , a nonprofit fighting recidivism and activating the potential of justice-impacted individuals through education and technological training. Although the conversation may ultimately lead to the same outcome, “at least it removes a barrier,” Hamilton says.

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Workplace Ageism: 4 In 10 Hiring Managers Admit To Age Bias

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Age bias, like all bias, can be avoided with training. Zimmerman says to not just stop at creating the score card, but to also train all team members involved in the interview process to ensure they know how to evaluate for values alignment and success criteria. . Gia Ganesh: We focus on the skills that the role requires.

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The US Has the Highest Recidivism Rates In the World—Here’s Why

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Even if he interviewed for a position, “when they had a chance to experience my intelligence and my character, once the conviction popped up, no one said, ‘He seemed like a good kid, let me call him back and find out more. The return home Organizations such as Rehabilitation Enables Dreams ease re-entry.

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Bibliotherapy: Boost Well-being and Find Community With a Therapeutic Book Club

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They can focus on fiction or nonfiction, have themes to guide book choices, and be organized through places like work, school, professional organizations, religious groups and libraries. These groups are often facilitated by a therapist or other trained professional. Book clubs come in all shapes and sizes.

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