14 07, 2023

Politics at Work and Work Politics – How HR Can Help

By |2023-06-06T14:23:09-04:00July 14th, 2023|Categories: HR, Workplace|Tags: , |

All companies have office politics. This may mean that people in charge make the final decisions, and employees may not get a say unless they suck up to their bosses. Or the work environment may be toxic in the sense that people get rewarded for spreading rumors about each other.

Whatever the case, HR can take certain steps to deal with office politics properly.

Let’s explore these in detail.

Identify the People in Power

Some people work hard to establish themselves in a company’s […]

6 03, 2023

3 Ways to Prevent Political Discussion at Workplace

By |2022-12-30T08:54:51-05:00March 6th, 2023|Categories: Workplace|Tags: , |

Politics is complicated. While (almost) everyone agrees on living wages for employees, universal healthcare, and economic growth, there are several disagreements too. When highlighted in the workplace, these disagreements and differences in opinions can negatively impact employee communication and collaboration. Political identities and ideologies are often deeply rooted and make people very emotional about their beliefs.

Therefore, it is for the betterment of everyone to prevent politics at work. The responsibility to prevent politics at work lies on the administration, HR department, […]

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