Tension in the workplace is up nearly 20% this year in part due to unpopular policies like return-to-office mandates and massive layoffs. Shaming, gaslighting, and excessive micromanaging at work are ...

With this week marking a change in federal administration, emotions and opinions are running high across the country. There is bound to be a heated discussion in the breakroom or on team message ...

In a challenging economy, one thing modern employees can predict with certainty is change. From company restructuring to closures, layoffs to payouts, employees balance economic challenges with the ...

The 2024 presidential election served as a lightning rod for bigger issues in the workplace. New research by Energage shows a silent divide where employees face challenges discussing political and ...

Civility, once the baseline for professional interaction, is under siege. Partisan political comments, once avoided in the workplace, are increasingly common. Rude, disrespectful and outrageous social ...

In today’s increasingly polarized world, the workplace is not immune to the tensions arising from divergent political, social and cultural views. This is particularly evident in discussions ...

Many people hoped the temperature would fall on divisiveness, angry rhetoric and uncivil debates over politics and social issues after November’s election, but that has not happened in the workplace.

U.S. organizations collectively lose approximately $2 billion daily due to decreased productivity and absenteeism caused by uncivil behaviors, according to August 2024 data from the SHRM Civility ...

When work teams become ineffectual due to a breakdown in civility, there may be an easy fix: Bring women on board. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Cornell University found that ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I tell stories about creating environments that empower everyone. A fascinating 2024 study from the Journal of Business and ...

The 2024 presidential election served as a lightning rod for bigger issues in the workplace. New research by Energage shows a silent divide where employees face challenges discussing political and ...