Creating a healthy cyber-culture: Bullying and harassment in the virtual workplace
-Most employees have witnessed or experienced some kind of workplace bullying or harassment in their careers, and around 30% have experienced cyber-bullying according to 2018 figures. With reduced physical interaction and more or our working lives moving online creating a healthy cyber-culture for your workplace is a critical consideration.
Business integrity is not optional and silence is the enemy
-“Recognize that integrity is not an optional subject anymore. You’ve got to get over your discomfort as a leader and recognize that silence and ambiguity are the enemies of integrity. This is part of the leadership that your employees and the world need from you.”
Without culture, your HR policies are just paperwork
-Vault Platform will be delivering a workshop as part of the HR of Tomorrow conference on
Tuesday, September 22nd, 11:00am BST
Declining mental health and the ethical workplace
-The abrupt life changes caused by the pandemic continue to propagate elevated stress, anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues among the global workforce. A report released this month reveals that the risk for depression among US workers has risen an alarming 102% since February of this year and shows little sign of abating.
What does an effective speak up strategy look like in advertising?
-Like many other companies, advertising giant M&C Saatchi had a whistleblowing hotline in place for employees to raise concerns about workplace misconduct. But the company’s head of HR found that it was not an effective method for getting employees to speak up, leaving the firm vulnerable to unreported risk.
In a silent culture, misconduct is common
-While celebrity figures serve as champions of societal change, workers the world over are looking to their employers and CEOs…
Three ways to humanize the speaking up process
-Any organization that wants to nurture an environment where employees feel psychologically safe, must build foundations on internal trust
