Brummet's Conscious Blog

 -- Quote of the Day -- “When someone who shows up with a problem that they feel they have to share it – they can interrupt 3-4 other people and cause an incredible deficit to work production in the workplace. …You need to create a positive atmosphere as their first exposure to the workday. One good [tool] is to do a workplace survey about the work environment, department activities and the home environment [twice per year]… and then you can have a workshop based on the needs you have identified. …You have to be very observant, too. You have to come up with a plan that will allow people to freely express what the problems are and then have management work with them to address those concerns. There are a lot of people out there that are victims of violence, and that can have an effect at work, and can cause a serious threat to the employees – the abuse doesn’t stop at the front door. …Nobody wants to be ostracized, they very much want to be a part of things and sometimes t...