It’s so mixed up.  More and more employees are working from home.  Programs like Zoom are helping us connect and pressing zillions of buttons on our telephone actually gets us transferred to the “right” person who is

Since so many people are still working from home, they don’t have the physical casual contact with each other that they used to have.  Familiarity with others is one of the ways trust is developed.  We know people – we like them – we have lea

Does it feel like a loss of control?   A loss of knowing whether your staff is working or goofing off? 

Ask yourself:  Does it matter what time the work gets done, or that it gets done well?

This is a difficult time for some – and merely a different time for others.  What makes the difference?  Mostly attitude.  You can decide to be uncomfortable or you can use this as an opportunity to catch up on things you don’t ordinarily find time to do.

Are you aware that the laws regarding training to prevent sexual harassment, discrimination, bullying and abuse have changed radically – especially in California?

Have you ever noticed that when someone says something good about a co-worker, it tends to end at that person.  BUT, if someone says something bad about a co-worker, it gets repeated, exaggerated – and can and often does destroy another person’s reputatio

When we think of bullying, we usually visualize a big burly person standing over someone smaller intimidating the smaller person with size.  Or else, like in the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, we assume a boss is intimidating his staff threatening them with

Although we are still seeing daily reports of men (yes, almost always men) being accused of having been sexually abusive – or at least inappropriate at one time in their lives, the frequency and intensity seem to have died down somewhat.

When first reading the title of this blog you may be a bit puzzled.  What has attitude to do with ethics?  Over the years, though, I have received many comments about how important attitude is to the manner in which people behave.

Since most of us work in environments were our relationship with others is what is called dotted line we don’t really have power over others.  Rather, we need to develop positive relationships with those from whom we need cooperation.