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Dealing with Workplace Toxicity By Lynne Levy Humans are social animals, and the energy and trust they build from social interactions have long been the bedrock of successful team building, collaboration, and the creation of exceptional outcomes. In the workplace, connection arises when people engage in something bigger than themselves, have a sense of belonging to the organization, and share its values and mission with people they trust. Unfortunately, just one toxic individual can destroy the connections that exists within a team, a department, or even an entire division. Toxic people often use threats, bullying, fear, manipulation, intimidation, and embarrassment to get their way and control others.1 In organizations, the effects of these negative behaviors not only poison wo...

A diverse workplace is a successful workplace: organizations that embrace diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) enjoy increased revenue, greater readiness for innovation, and improved retention.1 Improving workplace diversity and inclusion entails more than hiring more women, BIPOC, nonbinary, or neurodiverse employees, however. It includes weaving genuine inclusion into the fabric of the organization -- that is, not simple having diverse people on board but also ensuring that they're involved, empowered, and trusted within the business. Identify DEIB as a strategic priority. Workplaces can move the needle only if they make DEIB a key organizational strategic priority with clear goals and performance measures that are regularly reviewed and discussed by the CEO and le...

https://youtu.be/0ievAvF3dyQ Posted at 5:31 AM, Aug 02, 2021 and last updated 7:31 AM, Aug 02, 2021 BLUE ASH, Ohio — The Kable Academy in Blue Ash, Ohio is helping graduates find their first jobs in the tech industry. The academy launched in early 2020 as a boot camp for web development, coding and cyber security. As more students graduate from the academy, officials said they wanted to help guarantee their graduates entry-level tech jobs, so they launched the Kable Group pilot program Kable Group president Josh Guttman said the program is designed to be a 12-month safety-net to help students get into the tech industry. "We're developing local talent that can stay in this market, that we can shrink the tech gap," Guttman said. "And at the same time, hel...